The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Isiaq Oloyede, has cautioned adherents of Islamic faith in the South West against engaging in any activity that could undermine the authority of Sultan of Sokoto, Alh Abubakar Sa’ad III, as leader of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA).
Oloyede, who is the Secretary-General of NSCIA, gave this warning at the special Ramadan Tafsir and Iftar in honour of the late parents of the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Kunle Salako, held in Ayetoro, Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The JAMB Registrar said that Muslims in the country are one and operate under the umbrella of NSCIA, headed by the Sultan of Sokoto.
Oloyede noted that subverting the leadership of the monarch by some section of Muslims in the South West would not augur well for unity among adherents of the Islamic faith in the country.
He recalled that all Muslims in the country unanimously agreed on the choice of the Sultan of Sokoto as their leader, urging Muslims in the South Western region not to bring up dissenting issues that are capable of causing friction between them and their northern counterparts.
However, the NSCIA’s Secretary General charged Nigerian Muslims to unite based on Quranic injunctions and the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad.
Oloyede commended Salako for organising the event and for his steadfastness and intellectual contribution to the NSCIA, describing him as a source of pride for his community and Islam.
