Avoid do-or-die politics — MURIC

THE Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has appealed to politicians to avoid do or die politics.

This appeal was made in a message released by the group’s leader, Professor Ishaq Akintola, to commemorate the 2021 (1443 AH) Maolud, the anniversary of the birth of Prophet Muhammad.

The organisation appealed to politicians to eschew do-or-die politics, noting that the body language of politicians in recent time was not encouraging, particularly after the recent party congresses held all over the country.

According to MURIC, “desperation, greed and avarice are still boldly written on the foreheads of our politicians.”

It said: “Parallel congresses are held in almost all of the states and in almost all the parties. The exercise so far manifests gross desertification of the spirit of sportsmanship, statesmanship, patriotism and sacrifice.

“Worse still, gunmen are hired to disrupt political gatherings. The fact that our politicians still believe in thuggery and hooliganism as a means of settling scores and achieving their political ambitions indicate that we are still playing Stone Age politics.

“MURIC charges Nigerian politicians to learn from Prophet Muhammad (SAW), master of the arts of persuasion and dialogue. Though he lived as a fugitive in Makkah for several years, he returned to liberate the city from the clutches of his oppressors without a single sword leaving the scabbard.

“A complete alien in Madinah, its inhabitants welcomed him with pomp and pageantry. Nigerian politicians will disarm their opponents without firing a single shot if only they will emulate this great man Muhammad. We therefore challenge our politicians to find time to learn about him. We have no iota of doubt that the Nigerian political architecture will never be the same again if they can do so.”

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