Friday apologised for the comments he
made to a widow in Benin during an
inspection tour on Mission Road, in the
state capital, a fortnight ago.
Oshiomhole said that he now regretted the
comments which had become the subject of
discourse in the social media.
The Governor, however, noted that he made the
comments in anger.
Oshiomhole’s apology was made when the
leadership of the Federation of Muslim Women’s
Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN), paid him a
courtesy visit in Benin.
He noted that though the challenge of modern
times had bestowed on the shoulders of some
women and single mothers the status of bread
winners of their homes, such should not be used as
an accuse to flout the laws.
The Governor urged the Muslim women leaders to
use their offices to propagate the essence of
healthy living among children and women in the
nation and the need to maintain proper sanitary
conditions in their neighbourhoods.
Oshiomhole lamented that the challenge of
widowhood had also exposed children to different
temptations, adding that there was the need for
society to be careful, to avoid unwittingly creating
more problems for the nation.
He noted that money was not the best thing that
guaranteed ones happiness, “but honesty and
selfless service.
The Governor added that if Muslims and Christians
were adequately committed to their religious
doctrines, the world would be a better place.
He urged the women to propagate the message of
Islam through the nooks and crannies of the nation,
and to also inculcate the values of honesty in their
followers.
Oshiomhole, however, assured the association of
government’s support in ensuring that its present
leadership made remarkable progress and also
consolidated on the successes of their
predecessors.
Earlier, the FOMWAN National President, Hajia
Amina Omoti, urged the state government to look
into the issue of the teaching of Islamic Religious
Studies in public schools in the state.
Omoti also solicited for government’s moral and
financial support for the effective running of the
association.
