Oshiomhole apologises over
comments to a widow
on november 29, 2013 at 1:45
pm in news
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.
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