Benin – Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo
on Friday apologised for the comments
he made to a widow in Benin during an
inspection tour on Mission Road, in the
state capital, a fortnight ago.
Oshiomhole said that he now regretted
the comments which had become the
subject of discourse in the social
media.
The Governor, however, noted that he
made the comments in anger.
Oshiomhole’s apology was made when
the leadership of the Federation of
Muslim Women’s Association of Nigeria
(FOMWAN), paid him a courtesy visit in
Benin.
He noted that though the challenge of
modern times had bestowed on the
shoulders of some women and single
mothers the status of bread winners of
their homes, such should not be used as
an accuse to flout the laws.
The Governor urged the Muslim women
leaders to use their offices to
propagate the essence of healthy living
among children and women in the
nation and the need to maintain
proper sanitary conditions in their
neighbourhoods.
Oshiomhole lamented that the challenge
of widowhood had also exposed children
to different temptations, adding that
there was the need for society to be
careful, to avoid unwittingly creating
more problems for the nation.
He noted that money was not the best
thing that guaranteed ones happiness,
“but honesty and selfless service.
The Governor added that if Muslims
and Christians were adequately
committed to their religious doctrines,
the world would be a better place.
He urged the women to propagate the
message of Islam through the nooks
and crannies of the nation, and to also
inculcate the values of honesty in their
followers.
Oshiomhole, however, assured the
association of government’s support in
ensuring that its present leadership
made remarkable progress and also
consolidated on the successes of their
predecessors.
Earlier, the FOMWAN National
President, Hajia Amina Omoti, urged
the state government to look into the
issue of the teaching of Islamic
Religious Studies in public schools in the
state.
Omoti also solicited for government’s
moral and financial support for the
effective running of the association.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/
oshiomhole-apologises-comments-widow/
on Friday apologised for the comments
he made to a widow in Benin during an
inspection tour on Mission Road, in the
state capital, a fortnight ago.
Oshiomhole said that he now regretted
the comments which had become the
subject of discourse in the social
media.
The Governor, however, noted that he
made the comments in anger.
Oshiomhole’s apology was made when
the leadership of the Federation of
Muslim Women’s Association of Nigeria
(FOMWAN), paid him a courtesy visit in
Benin.
He noted that though the challenge of
modern times had bestowed on the
shoulders of some women and single
mothers the status of bread winners of
their homes, such should not be used as
an accuse to flout the laws.
The Governor urged the Muslim women
leaders to use their offices to
propagate the essence of healthy living
among children and women in the
nation and the need to maintain
proper sanitary conditions in their
neighbourhoods.
Oshiomhole lamented that the challenge
of widowhood had also exposed children
to different temptations, adding that
there was the need for society to be
careful, to avoid unwittingly creating
more problems for the nation.
He noted that money was not the best
thing that guaranteed ones happiness,
“but honesty and selfless service.
The Governor added that if Muslims
and Christians were adequately
committed to their religious doctrines,
the world would be a better place.
He urged the women to propagate the
message of Islam through the nooks
and crannies of the nation, and to also
inculcate the values of honesty in their
followers.
Oshiomhole, however, assured the
association of government’s support in
ensuring that its present leadership
made remarkable progress and also
consolidated on the successes of their
predecessors.
Earlier, the FOMWAN National
President, Hajia Amina Omoti, urged
the state government to look into the
issue of the teaching of Islamic
Religious Studies in public schools in the
state.
Omoti also solicited for government’s
moral and financial support for the
effective running of the association.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/
oshiomhole-apologises-comments-widow/
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