The Islamic human rights organization, Muslim Rights
Concern, MURIC, on Thursday condemned the action of the Ogun State Governor,
Prince Dapo Abiodun, to give Big Brother Naija, BBNaija Lockdown, winner,
Laycon a bungalow and N5 million cash.
Governor Abiodun had gifted Laycon, whose name is Moshood
Olamilekan Agbeleshebioba, N5m, a house and an appointment as the Ambassador of
the Youth in Ogun State.
However, MURIC described Abiodun’s action as disappointing,
disgusting, misplaced and myopic.
MURIC stated this in a statement by its President, Professor
Ishaq Akintola.
According to MURIC: “We are miffed by Governor Abiodun’s
action. What does he think he is promoting? A whole governor is idolizing
indecency and encouraging greed and materialism. It is disappointing,
disgusting, misplaced and myopic. This is happening at a time millions of young
men and women are roaming the streets of Oke Agbede, Itoko and Asupopo in the
state’s capital in search of jobs that are not there. That N5 million could
have evacuated twenty-five area boys from Panseke, Lafenwa and Ashero, all in
Abeokuta. These are roads that the governor himself plies every day and he sees
abject poverty printed on the faces of the youth.
“It is misplaced priority. What is in BB Naija that the
governor has to waste the resources of Ogun State on a contestant who had
already been over-pampered by the organisers? Afterall Moshood received a
whopping N85 million, a car and a house from the organizers. Why give him a
house again when he had already been given one? Is it a reward for hard work,
intellectual display or what? How old is the winner? BB Naija is a cornucopia
of repulsive, nauseating and Bohemian behavior. Or what does Governor Abiodun
think of open sex on television being watched by all and sundry, including our
underaged children? It is a big shame.
“The Muslim Rights Concern is deeply concerned that even our
traditional rulers all over the country failed to add their voices to that of
the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, when he called on the Federal
Government (FG) to ban BB Naija. No single traditional ruler spoke in support
of that clarion call.
“FG must also take responsibility for the damage this
irresponsible programme has done to the psyche of Nigerian youth. How can we
allow a foreign idiosyncracy to bastardise the values and norms which we hold
very dearly in our land? It is not Nigerian if it is not Nigerian.
“The Glorious Qur’an says, ‘Evil has appeared on land and
sea because of (the evil) which men’s hands have committed, so that He may make
them taste part of that which they have done, in order that they may show
remorse. (30:41)”
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