Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, governor of the state of Osun, Sunday assured Nigerians that the
current recession ravaging across the federation shall be over.
His words: “Aregbesola said the present stalemate in the
nation’s economy remains a temporary test on transition”.
The
governor gave the assurance while addressing members of the state Muslim community,
who gathered at Osogbo city Stadium to celebrate the Islamic new year of Hijrah
1438.
Hijrah
is a period after the migration of Prophet Muhammad from Makkah to Medina.
According to Aregbesola Nigerians should remain patient and embrace the change mantra of
President Muhammadu Buhari, saying that the current hardship was being
ameliorated.
He
attributed the challenges facing the country to bad governance in the past,
saying the country had gotten to a stage of putting her predicaments behind.
Too much of sins
Aregbesola,
who was represented by the Chief of Staff to the Office of the Governor, Gboyega
Oyetola, noted that Prophet Muhammad migrated due to hardship faced in the
course of preaching Islam.
He
stressed that endurance in the face of hardship was exemplified by Prophet
Muhammad, assuring Nigerians that the nation will get over recession.
Governor
Aregbesola, who expressed confidence in the ability of President Buhari to bring
the much desired change to all facets of the economy, said the APC-led
administration would not disappoint Nigerians.
He
advised Nigerians to be agents of the change they desired, stressing that
“change begins with everyone”.
The
Governor, however, called on Muslims to sustain tolerance to other religions by
living together in peace, love and unity so as to enhance national growth and
development.
Mr
Aregbesola also used the occasion to admonish the people on the need to pay
their taxes, promising that the tax would be managed effectively for the
progress of the state.
Earlier,
the guest lecturer, Sheik Muslim Husain Akinola, attributed the economic
recession to too much of sins.
Speaking
on the theme: “Current Economic Recession in Nigeria: Manmade or God Ordained?,
Sheik Akinola, insisted that economic recession was caused by Nigerians.
Quoting
copiously from the Quran, Akinola who is the Khalifa (heir), Sheik Abdul Baaqi
Muhammad, Islahudeen Missionary, noted that Allah had warned against the
current hardship period.
He
stated that God had promised hardship for any nation that rejoiced in sin,
maintaining that the only remedy was for everybody to repent.
This
year’s Hijrah programme was organised by the State Muslim Community in
conjunction with the state government.
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