Osun
State Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola has charged Nigerians to be conscious of the
status of the national economy as concerned citizens.
The
governor gave the charged at the 4th international conference of the
International Institute of Islamic Thought held at the Amina Nnamadi Sambo
Multipurpose Hall, Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State, on Saturday.
He
said Nigeria economy must not depend on oil revenue alone and emphasised the
need to diversify and redirect the economy of the nation to aide growth and
development.
Aregbesola
commended the organizers of the conference for focusing on the issues of
sustainability of Islamic university at a time when most institutions are
struggling to survive.
The
Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for
Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar who was represented by
the Executive Secretary of the Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN),
Professor Daud Naibi also lauded IIIT for promoting scholarship among Muslims.
The
Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Professor Ishaq
Oloyede delivered a keynote address at the conference. Professor Fathi Malkawi
from Jordan and Dr Rihab Abdulrahaman Alsherif from Al-jazeerah University,
Sudan were among foreign scholars at the conference.
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