By Fatima Muraina
The Federation of Muslim Women's Association in Nigeria (FOMWAN) has called on Nigerians to shun sabotage and embrace truthfulness and godliness to curb the economic recession ravaging Nigeria.
FOMWAN National Dawah Officer, Alhaja Tawakalitu Oderinde made this declaration at the weekend during the 8th, annual conference and award presentation of the association in Akure, the Ondo state capital.
Alhaja Oderinde, who was the guest lecturer at the occasion spoke on the theme : "Nigeria Economy in Recession, the Islamic solution".
She said Nigerians should stops extravagant spending which she described as forbidden, love their neighbours and always help those in need of help which are possible ways to curb the challenges of the economic recession in the country.
Describing recession as a wrath from God, Oderinde opined that Nigerians brought the menance to the country through a number of factors.
Among these , she mentioned is sincerity, sabotaging the effort of leadership, lack of trust, inferiority complex, low GDP, extravagan CE spending, high interest rate and many others .
Expressing her concern of the happenings area under the country, Oderinde highlighted health challenges across the state, high rate of poverty, general insecurity, Robbery, kidnapping, ritual killings, communism crises, 419 and prostitution.
She called individuals to avoid unnesseary spending saying the government should control the system of spending which she attributed as a major course to the nations economic recession.
The Chairman Leaque of Imam and Alfas and the chief Imam if Owo kingdom, Alhaji Ahamed Aladesawe said Nigerians brought about recession themselves which it is inky God that will solve the problem.
Aladesawe attributed the present situation to the leadership and followership, saying that they were both bad.
He noted that the only solution to the present situation us to go back to the Quran which he described as the foundation and the constitution to look unto.
He appeeciated God for creating FOMWAN to save humanity ans the associations efforts in repositioning the country.
