An unconfirmed list of successful candidates for the 2020/2021 Federal Government scholarship has gone viral on social media thereby generating tension. The list is allegedly attached to a letter written by a prominent Nigerian citizen in the diaspora to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu. The author complained that the list is an embarrassment to the entire North.

The Nigerian Muslim rights group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has intervened in the controversy by tasking the Federal Government to confirm or deny the authenticity of the controversial list. MURIC’s intervention came through a statement signed by the director of the human rights organisation, Professor Ishaq Akintola on Wednesday, 2nd September, 2020.

MURIC said, “It had better not be true. The entire nineteen (19) Northern states have just twenty-one (21) successful candidates while the seventeen (17) Southern states have seventy candidates (70). This list has greatly short-changed the North. What criteria was used to generate this anti-North list?

“Worse still, there is only one Muslim among the 13 successful candidates from North Central. This is unacceptable. Such an exercise can only be designed for the purpose of Christianising the North. It is as diabolical as it is Islamophobic. If confirmed, it means another cunny move to Christianise Nigeria has just been uncovered.

“Although we suspect that this list may be another fake news and the handiwork of enemies of peace, yet the Federal Government must speak up on it before it causes further damage to the already thin veneer of mutual confidence in the North-South dichotomy as well as the fragile Christian/Muslim relationship in the country.

“Not only that, it has been used as a tool for playing tortuous religious politics particularly the preference for picking minority Christians from predominantly Muslim areas. This could only have been intended to further deepen ignorance and poverty among the Muslims while the infinitesimally small Christian group in the North is unjustly lifted into the circle of elites and the bourgeoisie.

“It is rather unfortunate that while we consistently lay emphasis on the need for fair distribution of the dividends of democracy among all groups, some unpatriotic elements are determined to continue exhibiting gymnastic religiousity in their official capacities.

“In spite of recent attempts to smear our image in order to blackmail us into silence, MURIC will not keep quiet in the face of elite tyranny. We will not kowtow to the poohpooh of shenanigans masquerading as regional heroes. We will never accept discrimination against any tribe. We will continue to stand for justice, fairness and equity no matter whose ox is gored. Stability, peace and prosperity in every part of Nigeria is the major concern of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC).”

Professor Ishaq Akintola,

Director,

Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)


http://muslimrightsmuric..com/2020/09/clarify-anti-north-scholarship-list.html?m=1

Why is this man a fool? Why,why,why??

Ok

Marginalisation everywhere

If this turns out to be true, MURIC wholeheartedly condemns the list. We will never accept discrimination against Muslims. MURIC will continue to role in to liberate the light of Islam from the dark forces of religious oppression. 

This list contains all the myriad injustices that still blight Muslims sixty years after the end of colonialism.

The degree to which the concentrated poverty in largely segregated Muslim communities shuts their members off from opportunity is alarming and must stop.

We will continue to stand for justice, fairness and equity no matter whose ox is gored.

You call Prophet Mohammed anyhow in Kano, you're beheaded. A Bishop has been gruesomely beheaded in Public glare in the North East, no comet sung. ISHAQ AKINTOLA is a Ruse, an Alarmist, a Ruga and a Prophet Professor of Confusion extraordinary. CAN PLEASE BEWARE. IF AKINTOLA KNOWS THE TRUTH LET THE GOVERNMENT PUBLISH THE NAMES, PICTURES AND RELIGION OF THOSE GIVEN SCHOLARSHIPS.

Lol

This man and FFK who is worst?!

When will Nigeria start promoting competence instead of tribalism and religious bigotry. This Akintola of a man is a loner and I've never come across any news that any prominent Nigerian from the Muslim extract supports him publicly.

MUMURIC=Idiotic terrorists.

Unnecessary Distraction. The Government should just publish the Names, Pictures and Religions of those given Scholarships.

Why is this man causing division in this country? He should be checked soon by his people. Looking for trouble where there is none.

I don't think this Muric people have sense sha...

Mumric you don start again ba

I have said it before and I will still say it.

Akintola's aim is to cause religious tension in Nigeria especially in the South.
He is being bankrolled by a terrorist organization, MURIC is an arm of the organization.

OfficialMURIC:
If this turns out to be true, MURIC wholeheartedly condemns the list. We will never accept discrimination against Muslims. MURIC will continue to role in to liberate the light of Islam from the dark forces of religious oppression. 

This list contains all the myriad injustices that still blight Muslims sixty years after the end of colonialism.

The degree to which the concentrated poverty in largely segregated Muslim communities shuts their members off from opportunity is alarming and must stop.

We will continue to stand for justice, fairness and equity no matter whose ox is gored.

Why don't you people agitate for the immediate division of the country so that you can go back to the stone age alone?

Who says yerobber mumuslims will not be detonating bombs and beheading ppl in say 20yrs to come?

It is well

Am here to read comments from YMM(Yoruba Muslim Miscreants)

LMAO

kurupt1:
Why is this man a fool? Why,why,why??

If you ask me na who I go ask.

This is how a typical Yoruba Muslim behave, YMM members will never comdemn this

It's now glaring that this guy called Professor Ishaq is representing a sinister motive.

We need to be very watchful of him, both Muslims & Christians.

This so-called MURIC head never voiced out (as some prominent Northerners did) when lopsided appointments and jobs were given in favour of the North.

And he's not even a Northerner sef!
All this just to chase relevance!
He knows in his heart he can never be accepted!

So this is what MURIC can be obsessed with? The southerners naturally do well academically more than the northerners-what if it's merit speaking here?

So upon all the imbalance in all spheres of our national life under this divisive government, MURIC is still asslicking the caliphate.This one-man terrorist must be kicked out from the SW region.

I swear, wife of this Muric man go get patient gan.

Looking for problems where there are none

Prof Akintola is just too troublesome...

lalasticlala

Mod pls stop bringing MURIC news to front page, that man is a nuisance and platform like this made him popular, aside from ishaq akintola himself, how many MURIC members did you know? exactly, you'll hardly see one

MURIC is a terrorist org.

Scholorships are based on acedemic performance. The ministry should simply publish the crirtiera that was used for the awards. If the christian students were the ones that scored the highest then the are the ones that deserve the scholorship end of. You can't bring 'quota system' into this.