Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo today
Friday November 29th apologized for
the comments he made to a widow in
Benin during an inspection tour on
Mission Road, in the state capital, a
fortnight ago.
Oshiomhole said that he now regretted
the comments which had become the
subject of discourse in the social media.
The Governor said that he made the
comments in anger.
The governor’s apology was made
when the leadership of the Federation of
Muslim Women’s Association of Nigeria
(FOMWAN), paid him a courtesy visit in
Benin.
He noted that though the challenge of
modern times had bestowed on the
shoulders of some women and single
mothers the status of bread winners of
their homes, such should not be used
as an accuse to flout the laws.
The Governor urged the Muslim women
leaders to use their offices to propagate
the essence of healthy living among
children and women in the nation and
the need to maintain proper sanitary
conditions in their neighbourhoods.
Oshiomhole lamented that the challenge
of widowhood had also exposed
children to different temptations, adding
that there was the need for society to be
careful, to avoid unwittingly creating
more problems for the nation.
He noted that money was not the best
thing that guaranteed ones happiness,
“but honesty and selfless service.
The Governor added that if Muslims and
Christians were adequately committed
to their religious doctrines, the world
would be a better place.
He urged the women to propagate the
message of Islam through the nooks
and crannies of the nation, and to also
inculcate the values of honesty in their
followers.
Oshiomhole, however, assured the
association of government’s support in
ensuring that its present leadership
made remarkable progress and also
consolidated on the successes of their
predecessors.
Earlier, the FOMWAN National President,
Hajia Amina Omoti, urged the state
government to look into the issue of the
teaching of Islamic Religious Studies in
public schools in the state.
Omoti also solicited for government’s
moral and financial support for the
effective running of the association.
Source: News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
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