5th January
2024
PRESS RELEASE:
SHARE TINUBU RICE NOW : MURIC TELLS
LAWMAKERS
An Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern
(MURIC), has called on members of the National Assembly (NASS) to ensure proper
distribution of thousands of bags of rice and other foodstuffs recently given
to them for sharing by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
MURIC made the call in a statement issued on Friday, 5th January,
2024 by its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola.
The full statement reads:
"Each of Nigeria's 109 Senators allegedly received N200
million worth of foodstuffs while their 360 counterparts in the House of
Representatives were given N100 million worth each (http://sundiatapost.com/
"Although a honourable member of
the House from Edo was seen in a video gone viral displaying a warehouse filled
with thousands of bags of rice, some senators and reps are still denying that
they collected palliatives from the president (https://www.premiumtimesng.
"We see this as an attempt to mull or trivialize the Federal
Government's efforts at ameliorating the sufferings of the hoi polloi.
Some of our lawmakers are causing confusion.
"How can only one lawmaker openly show his constituents
thousands of bags of rice while the rest keep mum? How can the reps admit
collecting massive palliatives while senators deny receiving anything (https://www.premiumtimesng.
"MURIC demands urgent and immediate
clarification from the leaderships of both Senate and the House of
Representatives. Where are their spokespersons? They must speak up before it is
too late. Delay is dangerous. Nigerians are hungry. This is the kind of thing
that provokes the people. Procrastination is the thief of time. Anarchists look
for lacuna like this to spread their tales of horror in order to incite the
masses against government.
"We appeal to the remaining members of the House who have
received the palliatives to quickly begin the sharing among their
constituents. We also remind them to add publicity to the exercise. This
release of a humongous number of bags of foodstuffs deserves an equally
aggressive information outflow.
"There are too many enemies of progress out there spreading
falsehood and the only way to silence them is to spread information about
positive acts of government whenever it happens.
“Meanwhile we appeal to the good
Nigerian people to exercise a little patience while the logistics are being
sorted out by the lawmakers. This is definitely no fault of the government.
Tinubu and Shettima have done what they should do by rolling out palliatives. The
rest is in the hanhuman ds of our lawmakers.
“MURIC will like to assure Nigerians that we will not stop calling
out the lawmakers until they distribute what they have received. We are not
just here for Allah-given fundamental rights of Muslims alone. We are also here
for the welfare of every single Nigerian regardless of creed, ethnicity or
gender.
“Our vision of Nigeria is that of a nation where people live
together in peace and harmony, a nation in which no one is oppressed, where
every citizen enjoys Allah-given fundamental human rights regardless of class,
creed, or ethnicity.
“We remain oppressed
until those golden principles of Islamic liberation theology are actualized,
namely, freedom of worship for all, emancipation for the oppressed, justice for
the persecuted, jobs for the jobless, food for the hungry, healing for the
sick, clothing apparels for the naked and shelter for the homeless.”
#TinubuRice
#LawmakersSharePalliatives
Professor Ishaq Akintola,
Executive Director,
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC).
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