MURIC COMMENDS OHANAEZE NDIGBO FOR INCLUDING ISLAMIC
SCHOLAR IN PEACE COMMITTEE
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has appointed an Islamic
scholar of Igbo extraction, Shaykh Chief Haroun Ajah as a member of the
Ohanaeze Committee for Reconciliation and Peace Building in Nigeria.
Meanwhile an Islamic human rights organization, the
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has commended the Igbo socio-cultural
organization for appointing Chief Haroun Ajah. MURIC said the development is a
positive one capable of engendering cordial relationship between Muslims and
Christians in Igboland.
The
full statement reads:
“The
President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Dr. Emmanuel Iwuayanwu,
has appointed Shaykh Dr. Haroun Ajah as a member of the Ohanaeze Committee
for Reconciliation and Peace Building in Nigeria. The committee was set up by
the Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.
“We welcome this development and we commend
Ohanaeze Ndigbo for taking this decision. We also hail the President General of
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Dr. Emmanuel Iwuayanwu, for taking this bold step. It speaks a
lot of the leader’s dynamic and inclusive leadership style.
“With
the formation of this committee, Chief Iwuanyanwu has opened a window for
dialogue and the pursuance of peaceful negotiations capable of leading to
lasting peace in the region and Nigeria in general. We assure Ohanaeze Ndigbo
that Muslims in the region will cooperate with the socio-cultural group in its
search for durable peace.
“Finally,
MURIC congratulates Shaykh Haroun Ajah for this appointment. It is a mark of
recognition as an intelligent, forthright and responsible Islamic scholar in
his immediate environment.
#KudosOhanaezeNdigbo
Professor
Ishaq Akintola,
Executive
Director,
Muslim
Rights Concern (MURIC).
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