Secretary General of the NSCIA, Ishaq Oloyede, who spoke to State House correspondents after the meeting, which last for over an hour, said Muslims in the country were not comfortable with the composition of the membership to the dialogue.
“Those feelings, may be because you are not a Muslim, if you are a Muslim you will know the feelings of the Muslims presently about the composition of the National Conference,” Oloyede noted while responding to reporters.
He said they came to discuss with the President and were happy that they met him to table their grievances.
“What we came to discuss with the President is to consult with Mr. President that we are happy we consulted with him, and he has given us reasons to re-assure the Muslims that Muslims in Nigeria are not deliberately marginalized and he has asked us to convey the feelings of the government, the genuineness of the government, the fairness of the government to the entire populace.”
It will be recalled that the apex body for Islamic organisations in the North, the Jama’atul Nasril Islam, had accused President Jonathan of having a hidden agenda with the convocation of the National Conference.
The JNI, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, who is also the President General of the NSCIA had said that despite the concerns expressed by well-meaning Nigerians, the President had gone ahead to inaugurate the conference, in Abuja.
It also said that Moslems were short-changed in the selection of delegates to the conference.
Source: New Telegraph
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