The
Sultan of Sokoto, Abubakar Sa'ad, has warned the Nigerian Army and
National Youth Service Corps for fresh graduates across the country over
planned recruitment and orientation exercises while Muslims in Nigeria
are observing the Ramadan fast.
The
Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, led by Abubakar Sa’ad, the Sultan of
Sokoto, called on the Nigerian Army to without delay postponed the
planned recruitment exercise until Muslims are done with fasting.
The
decision to postpone the planned recruitment and orientation exercises,
according to reports was part of resolutions, which included fervent
prayers for President Muhammadu Buhari, by JNI at its recently-concluded
annual central council meeting in Kaduna.
While
further condemning the planned exercises, the Jama’atu Nasril Islam,
said NYSC admitting new entrants into orientation camps and the Nigerian
Army conducting recruitment exercise during the Ramadan fasting would
affect Muslims.
JNI said: “This is because the prospective corps members would be at disadvantage to their faith and other camp activities.
“The
council also calls on the authority of the Nigerian Army to postpone
the intended recruitment exercise until after Ramadan to avoid putting
prospective candidates at a disadvantage.”
Frowning
further, the JNI called on the NYSC to immediately honour the previous
agreement reached by the that orientation across the country would not
hold during the holy month of Ramadan.
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