Governor Adams Oshiomhole apologizes over comments to a widow

Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo today Friday November
29th apologized 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 said that he made the comments in
anger.
The governor’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. Continue...
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.
Source: News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)

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