Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode has reportedly advised the candidate of the main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to form a parallel government and order civil disobedience. This was sequel to the declaration of the results of the 2019 presidential election which was won by the incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari. But the Islamic human rights organization, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has faulted this advice. In a press release issued on the evening of Wednesday, 27th February, 2019, the group described Fani-Kayode’s advice as a voice from the pit of hell. The statement was signed by the Director of…
Author: Ishaq Akintola
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has cautioned foreign embassies in the country not to interfere in the ongoing announcement of results of Nigeria’s general elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission began announcing results today Monday, 25th Februay, 2019 around 12 noon. MURIC, an Islamic human rights organization handed down the warning in a press statement issued on Monday afternoon, 25thFebruay, 2019. The statement was signed by the Founder and Director of the organization, Professor Ishaq Akintola. “We have been reliably informed that a former Nigerian high commissioner to Canada has been contracted by the main opposition party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party…
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) last week released 131 names of Fulani victims of the Kajuru massacre which took place on 10th February, 2019. Although the state governor, Nasir ElRufai, earlier announced the killing of only 66, he later raised the figure to 131. The list supplied by MACBAN last week has confirmed this figure. Meanwhile the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on the Kaduna police command to arrest killers of 131 Fulanis in Kajuru Local Government of Kaduna State. In a statement issued on Monday, 25th February, 2019 and signed by its Founder and Director, Professor Ishaq…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has criticized one of the presidential candidates in the 2019 general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who promised during the campaigns to sell the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). He repeated this promise yesterday, Wednesday, 20th February, 2019, while speaking in one of the Northern states. According to MURIC, the proposed sale of NNPC which is the backbone of Nigeria’s economy has serious economic implications for the citizens. In a press statement issued on Thursday, 21st February, 2019, MURIC expressed deep concern about the proposed sale. The statement was signed by Professor Ishaq Akintola, Founder and Director of…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called attention to the strange utterances of foreign diplomats particularly the United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU). Some of those statements, according to the Islamic human rights group, border on attempts to railroad Nigeria into an unpalatable situation and to interfere in the electoral process. In a statement reeled out early on Tuesday 19th February, 2019, MURIC threw its weight behind the allegations made by Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari against certain foreign diplomats. MURIC’s press statement was signed by its founder and director,…
The Central Think-Tank (CTT) of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) met yesterday, 30th December, 2018 to take a cursory look at events which dominated the Nigerian atmosphere during the year 2018. In a public statement released early on Monday, 31st December, 2018 to showcase the findings of the CTT, the Islamic human rights organization scored Nigerian politicians low. According to Professor Ishaq Akintola, the director and founder of the group who signed the statement, politicians across the spectrum have disappointed Nigerians. “There are only a few exceptions. Nigerian politicians displayed astounding unpredictability. They were consistently inconsistent. Political prostitution rented the air in…
