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Muslim rights advocacy group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned the three appointments made by Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State. Adeleke had few hours after his inauguration on Sunday appointed a former chairman of Osogbo Local Government Council, Kassim Akinleye, as the Chief of Staff. He also approved the appointment of Teslim Igbalaye as Secretary to the State Government while Olawale Rasheed is Chief Press Secretary.
•Catholic Bishop Urges FG To Save Nigeria From Distress
Christian cleric in Rivers State, Ezuo Simeon Okenna, said the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu Nigeria, Fr. Ejike Mbaka was right to call on President Buhari to resign or be impeached by the National Assembly.
Okenna, who is the General Overseer of Christ the Life Bible International Church (CTLBIC), said Nigerians are suffering and people are passing through hard times occasioned by poverty and insecurity in the country.
In related news, the president has been admonished to be receptive to criticisms from Nigerians over the challenges bedeviling the nation and ensure that attention is given to the concerns raised. Lecturer at the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree and the Chief Imam of the institution, Alhaji Musbaudeen Orimadegun gave this charge yesterday in Osogbo at the 2021 edition of Ramadan lecture organised by the Osun State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).