The leadership of the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Area Unit has changeD. Alhaji Kameel Kalejaiye has been elected as the Amir (President) to steer the affair of the society for the next two years.
The Amir along with other members of the executives emerged at an election conference at the main Auditorium of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka on Sunday.
Mallam Saheed Ashafa Naibul Amir (Vice-President); Mr Tajudeen Balogun – Secretary and Hafsah Badru as Amirah (Female President).
Others are Public Relations Officer (PRO), Idris Qaseem; Assistant Secretary, Abdul Rahman Miftaudeen; Assistant PRO, Mustafa Kilani; Director of Studies, Qaseem Awwal; his Assistant Kamaldeen Abiona; Internal Auditor, Hakeem Salman; Welfare Officer, Musbaudeen Ismail; his Assistant Qasim Salisu; Sisters’ Circle Secretary, Halimah Tijani; PRO Sisters Fauziyya AbdulQadr; Welfare Officer II, Shakirah Abdurrazak and Council of Higher Institution (COHI) Coordinator, Fatimah Olokodana.
Earlier in his remark, the outgoing Amir (President), Alhaji Qaseem Badrudeen decried the worsen economy situation of the country.
“You will all agree with me that Nigeria has never had it so rough like this in terms of decay in virtually every aspect of our national existence. While our government claims the economy is robust and growing, the evidence on the streets leaves much to be desired,” he said.
Badrudeen lamented the growing rate of insecurity.
According to him, despite hundreds of billions of naira earmarked yearly for security, human lives have become cheaper to take even more than that of animals. Crime rate, he said, has continued to soar with governments at all levels having little or no clue on how to arrest the situation.
The MSSN leader blamed government for fighting corruption with kid glove.
“Official corruption is being treated with kid gloves. Our educational system is grounded and the future continues to remain bleak for the teaming youths of the country,” he said.
Badrudeen called for overhauling of the education system, saying only the educated populace can bring meaningful development to the nation.
“In the face of all these, there can be no meaningful development, let alone, sustainable one! It must be emphasised here that education plays an important role in the overall development of any nation. Without an educated populace, there can be no peaceful co-existence. It is only educated individuals that will understand the socio-cultural and religious differences of fellow citizens and will respect such,” he said.
Also speaking, Chairman, Yaba Local Council Development Area, Hon Jide Jimoh, praised the leadership of the organisation for the positive role in the society.
Nobody, Hon Jimoh said, among the crop of Muslim leaders in the country that did not pass through MSSN training but “we hardly mention MSSN as part of institutions that trained us to be morally and academically upright.”
Jimoh, who chaired the occasion, described as unfortunate the denial of Muslim female students to wear hijab in school, saying it is a constitutionally-given right, which should not be denied them.
“I am for hijab and whoever is against the use of hijab will be punished by Allah,” he said.
There were goodwill messages from Hon Muhibat Rufai-Adeyemi of the Lagos State House of Assembly and Alhaji Musibau Oyefeso, a former electoral commissioner with the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC).
In his acceptance speech, the new Amir, Alhaji Kalejaiye who was represented by his Vice, Ashafa, promised to work in tandem with the bye laws of the society and keep up the works his predecessor.
He appealed for the support and cooperation of all members to enable him carry out the work effectively and efficiently.
