Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, led by the Sultan of Sokoto,
Abubakar Sa’ad, has condemned the decision of the National Youth Service Corps,
NYSC, to continue with its orientation camps for youth corp members during the
Ramadan fast.
JNI Secretary-General, Dr. Khalid Abubakar-Aliyu, in a
statement, also called on the Nigerian Army to postpone its planned recruitment
exercise until Muslims had concluded their fasting period.
JNI said that NYSC continuing the orientation program and
the Nigerian Army conducting recruitment exercise during Ramadan would put
Muslim faithful who were fasting at a disadvantage.
“This is because the prospective corps members would be at
disadvantage to their faith and other camp activities. The council also calls
on the authority of the Nigerian Army to postpone the intended recruitment
exercise until after Ramadan to avoid putting prospective candidates at a
disadvantage,” JNI said.
JNI called on the NYSC to honour a previous agreement
entered by the two parties for camp activities to be placed on hold during
Ramadan.
Sultan Abubakar III, had declared Saturday, May 27, as 1st
Ramadan, 1438 AH.
By Wale Odunsi
