NAN-H-15
Celebration
By Martha Agas
Jos, Dec. 27, 2017 (NAN) The Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN) has congratulated Nigerians on the peaceful nature of Christmas celebrations across the country in spite of the odds.
The federation said that the salute became necessary bearing in mind that the celebrations held amid fear of possible attacks from insurgents.
Mrs Mairo Sani, the Leader of FOMWAN told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Jos that recent experience had shown that evil people always took advantage festive periods to attack innocent Nigerians.
“Even though we received reports of pockets of attacks in some parts of the country, we commend Nigerians for avoiding its escalation through reprisal attacks.
“We condemn attacks in any form or any level on lives and properties of innocent Nigerians, who are going about their legal duties, “she said.
The FOMWAN leader urged government at all levels to ensure that youths were engaged in various entrepreneurial programmes in the new year (2018) to discourage them from engaging in nefarious activities.
“We have to always remember that an idle hand is a devils workplace. The youths can be engaged through giving them grants to establish businesses, through thrift societies and empowering them for mechanised farming,”she explained.
Sani expressed worry over the hardship Nigerians were facing, especially the current scarcity of petrol.
She said it was unfortunate some marketers decided to hoard petrol to create artificial scarcity for selfish reasons at a time many who had not seen their loved ones since the beginning of the year wanted to travel.
She urged the Federal Government to take adequate measures to stop market from creating artificial petrol scarcity.
The FOMWAN leader prayed for wisdom for President Muhamamdu Buhari and his cabinet in the running of the administration.
Sani urged the Federal Government to formulate policies that would engage youths productively and promote agriculture. (NAN)
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Edited by Remi Koleoso/Emmanuel Yashim