Saturday, September 1, 2007

EMIR OF HADEJIA ALHAJI ADAMU ABUBAKAR MAJE


The proposed Children and Women Rights Bill currently undergoing debate in the National Assembly has been described as an invitation to immorality, a threat to family values and capable of breeding chaos and unhealthy relationships between men and women.
The Emir of Hadejia, Alhaji Adamu Abubakar Maje, said this when members of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam paid him a courtesy call.
Maje who also enjoined the Ulama to always strive to defend the values, beliefs and moral uprightness of the society, said it is imperative for the JNI to protect uprightness, justice, fairness and fight injustice and immorality.
While commending the JNI for its continuous doggedness on matters affecting the Muslim Umma, the Emir who was represented by the also commended the JNI over its evangelising activities.
He assured the visitor of the Emirate resolve to always stand by the truth, justice and promotion of the good values of Islam and Muslims.
The Jama’atul Nasril Islam had earlier told the Emir that their visit was part of efforts to sensitise Muslim leaders about the plan to corrupt family values in the country through the proposed bill on women and children rights.
The Bill, according to the JNI state organizing secretary, Alkasim Sani Kangama, will encourage promiscuity, sex before marriage, hatred between men and women and inculcate indiscipline among the youths.
In view of the inherent dangers associated with such rights “even the western world are now regretting introducing such rights as it has eroded family values, entrenched indiscipline and broken homes and promote promiscuity in the society", they said.
The JNI added that after a thorough study of the proposed Bill, it has concluded that the law will deny parents the right to proper upbringing, instill indiscipline and create frustration on parents.
The JNI therefore called on the National Assembly and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), including all groups concerned with morality, to stand against the proposed Bill in order to save the family from total collapse.
The JNI also commiserated with the people of Nigeria in what it termed the most difficult period it found itself.
While calling on all tiers of government to immediately come to the aid of the people, the JNI called on the state government to reintroduce the Hisbah committee to stop beer parlours and brothels in the state.

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