Killings: Oloyede urges religious understanding, harmony

The Registrar/Chief Executive of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Is-haq Oloyede, has called for religious harmony and understanding in the country.  He said Muslims, Christians and other religious adherents should tolerate one another in order to move the nation forward. Oloyede, who is also the Secretary-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for […]

The Registrar/Chief Executive of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Is-haq Oloyede, has called for religious harmony and understanding in the country. 

He said Muslims, Christians and other religious adherents should tolerate one another in order to move the nation forward.

Oloyede, who is also the Secretary-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), made the plea yesterday in Abuja at the 12th Ramadan lecture/Iftar organized by the Abuja chapter of the Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates Association (UNIFEMGA), title, “Ramadan: Prescription for Change” and delivered by Ustaz Abdulfattah Adeyemi.

Oloyede, while condemning the senseless killings in the country, urged Nigerians irrespective of their faith and religious backgrounds to promote Nigeria’s unity and religious tolerance.

He, however, criticized those blaming President Muhammadu Buhari for the killings, adding that the President is doing all within his power to end the killings.

He also commended the Catholic faithful for the peaceful protests staged across the country devoid of any sentiments and called on other religious groups to emulate them.

The guest lecturer, Ustaz Adeyemi, said a Muslim needs spiritual guidance to draw closer to Allah especially in the month of Ramadan.

He said a total change entails that one must resist a lot of negativity to exist and that resilience, steadfastness and adaptability are the key factors to a positive change.