The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has launched the Ummah Care Initiative, an emergency palliative intervention, to cushion the affect of the present financial hardship on weak believers.
Sultan of Sokoto and Chairman Basic of the Council, Sa'advert Abubakar, mentioned in an announcement yesterday that the physique is deeply involved concerning the financial realities within the nation, which have been exacerbated by the removing of petrol subsidy.
Within the press launch signed by the Secretary Basic of the NSCIA, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, the Sultan mentioned: “The Council is conscious that the present challenges are overwhelming as those that are simply recovering from the aftershocks of terrorism and insecurity now face financial challenges. to the extent that assembly fundamental wants is now a luxurious for almost all of Muslims. For a lot of households, survival is a day by day battle because the variety of poor throughout the Ummah continues to extend.”
He deplored the state of affairs the place some states discriminated in opposition to Muslims by excluding them from such interventions.
The non secular chief mentioned that in view of this emergency, the initiative would mobilize assets throughout the nation for the advantage of the socially excluded members of the Muslim group.
Recall that the NSCIA established the Mission for Schooling, Society and Well being (MESH) in 2016, which has accomplished a lot to help the rationale for its existence.
Since its inception, this system has actively and proactively intervened within the academic, social and well being issues of the Ummah.
After the emergency train, Sultan mentioned the Ummah Care Initiative can be merged into MESH.
