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Saturday 8 October 2016

Muslim groups call for Federal and State governments to make the first day of the Islamic calendar a public holiday

The Muslim Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MMPN), Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates Association (UNIFEMGA) and Muslim Community of Oyo state (MUSCOYS) National Council of Muslim Youths Organisations (NACOMYO), Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) and Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) have all called on federal and state governments to declare Muharram 1, the first day of the Islamic Hijrah Calendar 1438 A.H, a public holiday.
In separate statements issued to mark the Islamic new year, the groups said such a move is only fair and will give Muslims in the country a sense of belonging.

They said it was long overdue and called on the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs to enter into dialogue with the Nigerian Government on the issue.



Source: Vanguard

54 comments:

NaijaDeltaBabe said...

Seen


...merited happiness

Unknown said...

Warrefa

Unknown said...

Dis ppl and their wahala...perhaps they are from another planet entirely, which one is Islamic calendar again

Anonymous said...

Why not every day of the month. Morons .

Anonymous said...

Why should he do such, Muslims don't control everything. Mtcheew. See video of what two Popular celebs were going off camera. Watch this

APPLELIPX said...

Let them have several seats
Shebi b4 now, they wanted friday to be made work free day like sundays

Its time this Muslims begin to realise rheir religion has no basis

The quaran is an edited version of the bible with plenty mix ups. They can never b like Christians. Which one is muslim calender again???

Do They think the calender we are all following is a Christian calender???
Nigeria have better things to worry abt

Anonymous said...

The islamization is real.

De gods are wise

Unknown said...

Give dem so dat wat wil happen? So if dis is don dats d only way dey wil hav sense of belonging?

pretty damsel said...

this people and their everyday wahala,abeg nigeria should please regconize them

Unknown said...

You might as well call for Nigerian calendar year to be changed from the Roman calendar year, to islamic calendar year. The moslems already have more holidays in any year, in Nigeria more than the Christians. The Christians holidays are only the Easter and Christmas holidays. Whereas, moslems gets a holiday in February (they said it's Mohammed's birthday), then the eid-el fitri and eidel maulud holidays. Well, the country is already in a recession, you have an islamic government in place, working very hard to declare the country an islamic country. Please don't ask for one more holiday, ask that any kind of work should be barred in Nigeria, and that everyone should be worshipping Mohammed January to December. And to think that this statement was made by youths, you begin to wonder how lazy they must be, as well as being core islamic fundamentalists

Unknown said...

a non issue.

Anonymous said...

INFIDELS USELESS PEOPLE WHO WILL BURN IN HELL

Anonymous said...

That is in itself haram!

baba said...

For what

Unknown said...

Dey should move over mbok! Linda take note!

Bonita Bislam said...

These people like raising up controversial issues. Is Nigeria an Islamic nation? 1st January have always been the only recognized New Year in the country and it has nothing to do with Christianity.

Unknown said...

God punish the devil





Post my comment

Anonymous said...

Please there are already too many public holidays in Nigeria. Nigeria is concentrating on making money and these ones are talking about public holiday. If we keep having public holidays in Nigeria, where is the time to make money and fix the bad economy of Nigeria? Soon native doctors and babalawos will also ask for public holiday. Stmcheew

Cee Jay said...

Stupid assholes! Very lazy dullards!! They would make half the year public holidays if given the chance. Snese of belonging in hell. Idiots

APPLE said...

This muslims have come with their trouble. As if Nigerian does not have enough problems.

Unknown said...

Islamic Calendar ko Muhamed Calendar ni

Anonymous said...

It is well

Anonymous said...

Even Saudi Arabia the custodian of Islamic faith is moving away from the Muslim calendars for its workers.

Anonymous said...

Why won't dey misuse de opportunity of deir broda being de president,gradually dey re trying very soon everyone will see sense in freeborn's weeping.

Unknown said...

May ⚡ strike their mouths there, rubbish!!!

Unknown said...

May ⚡ strike their mouths there, rubbish!!!

Anonymous said...

Dey need Holidays to make more children and marry more wives instead of working to feed d existing ones. They are all free to transit to Saudi so dey can have dia holiday. Rubbish thinking rubbish products.

Unknown said...

Stupid bunch of twats!!

CHERYL (aka FROM GLORY to GLORY) said...

More public hols for us so I approve. Anyone who disapproves is just being sentimental. We r a secular country

Long Live LIB

Unknown said...

akuko
-D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds

Unknown said...

You guys aint seen nothing yet. It must surely happened.

St. Riel said...

Api holiday...



Riel.

Unknown said...

Public holidays not our problem 4 now joor.

Unknown said...

Public holidays not our problem 4 now joor.

Chizzy Liz said...

*******************************E go better ooo *********

Unknown said...

Is it not the same Islamic calendar that Saudi Arabia have decided to do away with knowing that it is useless that the Muslims in Nigeria is holding onto? Are we moving forward or backward in this country?

Anonymous said...

' we think its long overdue, and it will give Muslims a sense of belonging' this line cracked up i almost spat in my delicious breakfast! Do you know what else is long overdue? Biafra! sit your lazy asses down! we are not an Islamic nation, its either you accept it or take your shit elsewhere! (in Melissa McCarthy's voice)

Unknown said...

Why hide in shame?

Unknown said...

They can go on and do whatever their wishes in their northern state, In Biafra land it is hell NO.

zucks said...

Na wah oh

Anonymous said...

Nigerian is nigeria. So if Christians have christmas and Easter, its only fair that This Islamic wish be accepted too.

Unknown said...

Misplaced priority

Anonymous said...

As if Nigeria is the only country with mixed religions..every advanced countries with the same mix around d world won't make a sense of this...Nigerians have problems chai

Anonymous said...

Me I worship in okija shrine and we have our own calendar too. Can't wait for the govt to make it a public holiday

Anonymous said...

NAWA OO DEM WON TURN NIGER TO ISLAMIC HUMMMMMM IT WILL NOT WORK BY THE SPECIAL GRAC E OF GOD

Unknown said...

Islamisation of Nigeria loading>>>>>>>>>>

Unknown said...

These Muslims should go and sit down.
Firstly they demanded that Fridays should be work free, now they're asking for Muslim calendar.
They should accept the superiority of Christianity.

globelly said...

Nigeria has not been declared a Muslim country jor. Which Arab country recognizes other calender year? Even xmas day in Arab countries Christians goes to work. They should just go and sleep and dont let me release my annoyance in their lives.

Anonymous said...

Hopeless retards..too backward in everything

Anonymous said...

We said Nigeria will soon become 100% Islamic states. Ignorant people didn't believe us. Watch and See.

Only time will tell.

Anonymous said...

You're a fool! Have you counted the number of holidays Muslims enjoy in a year?

Anonymous said...

Ndiala
na.in what way will your useless calender help our economy. First it was Muslim can't go to nysc camp during Ramadan then Friday should be declared as work free day now public holiday for 1st day of isLamictal calendar. Abeg wetin una want sef

Anonymous said...

I wonder ooo. Wahala sidon, some people go look for am.

Anonymous said...

No mind them. All the public holidays they have is not enough. Plus Govt sponsoring their Mecca Trip to Saudi and the affordable exchange rate for mecca reip, is not enough to give them a sense of belonging. Abi? May God intervene for us in Jesus' name, amen.

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