12th May, 2019
Alhaji Kamil Bolarinwa, President, Nasrul-lahi-l-Fatih Society (NASFAT), has called on Muslims leaders and other stakeholders to increase their support for children education in Nigeria.
He made the call on Sunday in Ibadan during a Ramadan lecture/ Iftar organised by Chief Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, at his Ibadan residence.
Bolarinwa who is a former Director-General, Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC), said such would help avoid the calamity of high illiteracy ravaging the North and high rate of employment currently in the South west.
The former NBC DG implored Muslims to ensure their children are educated, saying such was a great legacy no one must shy away from.
Bolarinwa said there was currently high concentration of illiteracy among Muslim children in the north, adding such was already rearing its ugly head in the south west coupled with high rate of unemployment which could spell doom for the country.
“We need to work to have world class schools, we need to get our Muslim children back to school. I want to call on all our Muslims dignitaries to increase what you’re doing for Islam.
“Either we like or not, the rate of illiteracy in these parts of the country coupled with increasing rate of unemployment down the south west, though we are also having more children out of school; danger is looming and we must be ready to arrest it.
“That is why we are calling on all of you to put more efforts in what we are doing in Fountain University to practically do something.
He said that the richest among mankind was the rich who spent money to get more people educated.
“Don’t look at your pocket, but at what your money will do for you. It will get you more children outside your biological children and earn you more respect,” he said.
Prof. Abdul-Hafeez Oladosu from University of Ibadan, cautioned the people on their aggressive pursuit of wealth, urging them not to sacrifice their hereafter.
“Ramadan is here to strengthen us spiritually. Today, everyone both high and low wants to be billionaires. Before it used to be millionaires and now billionaires.
“As Muslims, the Quran has taught us that the pursuit of this world is okay, but it should not be at the expense of the hereafter,” he said.
Alhaji Moruf Onike, NASFAT Chief Missioner, in his sermon, stressed the importance of Salat (Prayer) to the Muslims.
Onike also counseled the people to always ask questions on whatever was not clear to them, saying such was allowed and permitted in Islam.
Fagbemi thanks all the guests, saying that the essence of the event was to continue to contribute to the development of Islam.
“The major reason for organising this event is to bring together the house of Islam, help one another and help in the development of Islam as religion in my own little way.
“I have always love living within the tenets of the religion,” he said.
NAN reports that a special prayer held for Fagbemi was led by Dr Bashir Olanrewaju, the Chief Missioner, Ansar-ud-Deen Society
Among those in attendance were Alhaji Daud Akinola, Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Prof. Hamid Sanni, Vice-Chancellor, Fountain University, Alhaji Kunle Sanni, Chairman, Muslim Community of Oyo State and hosts of others.