The Kano Central Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) within the 2023 election, Abdulkarim Abdulsalam Zaura, has appealed to Muslim clerics to evangelise in opposition to the rising ranges of drug abuse, thuggery, and criminality in Kano.
Addressing the Ulamas on Saturday in Kano, the founding father of the AA Zaura Foundation highlighted the function of Islamic students in society and sought their assist within the areas of counselling and ethical steering.
Zaura, who just lately met with leaders of rival political thugs, hunters, and vigilante teams to finish pointless assaults and prison acts, expressed his dedication to providing alternatives for the rehabilitation of drug abusers in Kano.
He defined that as brokers of social consciousness and steering, non secular leaders are being engaged to assist the inspiration in instilling renewed ethical behaviour among the many youth.
“In continuation of this mission and the marketing campaign in opposition to drug abuse, political thuggery, and criminality in Kano, we consider the Ulamas have a vital function to play in tackling these points. They’re the voice of the folks, they’re the voice of God, and so they have many efficient methods of counselling folks.
“Don’t neglect, one Ulama or one Imam can change many lives. So, they’re a part of this mission; they’re stakeholders. We’re in search of other ways to attach with the folks. We’d like them to grasp the mission and its mission. We had a vital dialogue, and so they agreed to work out attainable methods to finish thuggery and drug abuse in Kano.”
Zaura, who contested for the Kano Central Senatorial District beneath the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) throughout the 2023 common election, burdened that the mission of the inspiration is to result in significant development devoid of political affiliation.
He expressed readiness to collaborate with involved authorities, together with the state authorities and safety businesses, to rid Kano of drug abuse and prison tendencies.
“In fact, like I stated final week, that is the form of mission I take duty for. I’m not excluding anybody. The federal government, non-public entities, or any particular person who feels dedicated to rescuing Kano is free to hitch us. This isn’t a political battle, and it doesn’t belong to Zaura alone. It’s a collective duty—a giant process—and I can’t do it alone.”
“I’m a politician, and in all my years in politics, I’ve by no means inspired drug use. Politicians who give thugs any type of medication to battle their opponents needs to be discouraged. A few of these thugs are graduates, so why would a politician give them medication whereas holding their very own kids overseas? It has to cease,” Zaura emphasised.
Apprehensive by the rising incidences of societal unrest in Kano, Islamic clerics have resolved to collectively discover workable options to deal with the menace of prison tendencies within the state.
Furthermore, the non secular leaders and different stakeholders additionally appealed to the related authorities to deal with the basis causes of criminality and to create avenues for reworking youthful power into productive ventures.
Of their separate remarks, the Islamic students additionally urged the federal government to deal with the rampant instances of drug abuse amongst married girls and younger girls, calling for proactive measures to dam the influx of medicine into Kano.
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