Muslim groups rejects new NYSC and Army recruitment date
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- A coalition of Muslim groups, has threatened to force its members to boycott this year’s recruitment exercise by the Nigerian Army and NYSC
- The coalition argued that the programmes coincided with the Muslims Ramadan fasting period
- The national president of the group, urged the acting president to immediately prevail on the Nigerian army and the NYSC to top the camps and shift the dates
The Da’Wah Coordination council of Nigeria, a coalition of Muslim groups, has threatened to force its members to boycott this year’s recruitment exercise by the Nigerian Army and the orientation programme of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), The Punch reports
The coalition also said that because the programmes coincided with the Muslims Ramadan fasting period and it would ultimately affect their members interest.
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The coalition includes the National Council of Muslims Youth Organizations, Muslims Students Society, Islamic Education Trust, Muslim Sisters Organization, Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Women in Da’awah, Jama’atul Muslmeen Sokoto, National Association of Arabic and Islamic Studies.
Others are the Council of Ulama, Council of Da’awah and Welfare of Coverts, Federation of Muslim Women Associations, University of Nigeria, Nnsuka Muslim Ummah, Enugu, Islamic Medical Association of Nigeria, World Assembly of Muslim Youth, Adabiyya Kamaliya, Islamic Missioners Association, Ilorin among others.
Mohammed Maidoki the national president of the group, while addressing a press conference in Kaduna on Monday, May 22, said carrying out the two exercises during Ramadan period would affect the interests of Muslims as they are required to pay adequate attention and absolute dedication during the period.
According to him, Muslim participants in the two exercises may have to stop fasting or break it or fail to qualify in the camp activities.
He, therefore, called on the acting president to immediately prevail on the Nigerian army and the NYSC to stop the camps and shift the dates till after Ramadan.
Maidoki said failure to do so, might lead to advising Muslim leadership in Nigeria to boycott the camps and any other national activities of this nature that involves Nigeria in Ramadan.
Besides, he also called on the leadership of the National Assembly to halt the camp and call to order the leadership of the Nigerian Army and the NYSC.
The zonal screening for Nigerian army's 76th regular recruitment intake for trades/non trades men and women would take place from May 27 to June 9.
The military made the announcement in a statement issued on Friday, May 19, by its Chief of Administration, Major-General I. M. Alkali.
Army spokesman, Sani Usman, a Brigadier-General, in an earlier statement in January had disclosed that the screening initially scheduled to hold from January 22 to 3 February 2017 had been postponed due to the activities of fraudsters demanding money from applicants.
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- A coalition of Muslim groups, has threatened to force its members to boycott this year’s recruitment exercise by the Nigerian Army and NYSC
- The coalition argued that the programmes coincided with the Muslims Ramadan fasting period
- The national president of the group, urged the acting president to immediately prevail on the Nigerian army and the NYSC to top the camps and shift the dates
The Da’Wah Coordination council of Nigeria, a coalition of Muslim groups, has threatened to force its members to boycott this year’s recruitment exercise by the Nigerian Army and the orientation programme of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), The Punch reports
The coalition also said that because the programmes coincided with the Muslims Ramadan fasting period and it would ultimately affect their members interest.
READ ALSO: 'You are a monkey' - White man in Nigeria allegedly insults a Nigerian lady for refusing to meet him on a date
The coalition includes the National Council of Muslims Youth Organizations, Muslims Students Society, Islamic Education Trust, Muslim Sisters Organization, Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Women in Da’awah, Jama’atul Muslmeen Sokoto, National Association of Arabic and Islamic Studies.
Others are the Council of Ulama, Council of Da’awah and Welfare of Coverts, Federation of Muslim Women Associations, University of Nigeria, Nnsuka Muslim Ummah, Enugu, Islamic Medical Association of Nigeria, World Assembly of Muslim Youth, Adabiyya Kamaliya, Islamic Missioners Association, Ilorin among others.
Mohammed Maidoki the national president of the group, while addressing a press conference in Kaduna on Monday, May 22, said carrying out the two exercises during Ramadan period would affect the interests of Muslims as they are required to pay adequate attention and absolute dedication during the period.
According to him, Muslim participants in the two exercises may have to stop fasting or break it or fail to qualify in the camp activities.
He, therefore, called on the acting president to immediately prevail on the Nigerian army and the NYSC to stop the camps and shift the dates till after Ramadan.
Maidoki said failure to do so, might lead to advising Muslim leadership in Nigeria to boycott the camps and any other national activities of this nature that involves Nigeria in Ramadan.
Besides, he also called on the leadership of the National Assembly to halt the camp and call to order the leadership of the Nigerian Army and the NYSC.
The zonal screening for Nigerian army's 76th regular recruitment intake for trades/non trades men and women would take place from May 27 to June 9.
The military made the announcement in a statement issued on Friday, May 19, by its Chief of Administration, Major-General I. M. Alkali.
Army spokesman, Sani Usman, a Brigadier-General, in an earlier statement in January had disclosed that the screening initially scheduled to hold from January 22 to 3 February 2017 had been postponed due to the activities of fraudsters demanding money from applicants.
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