“Islam: Evolving purposeful Leadership through corruption free election”, is the theme of a public lecture to be delivered in Abuja on January 6, 2019, to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the Al-Habibbiyah Islamic Society.

Fuad Adeyemi, national chief imam of the Society, said the ceremony is part of the society’s efforts to give a voice to the clamour for free, fair and transparent elections necessary for sustainable national development.

He said the lecture, to be delivered by an erudite Islamic Scholar Ustaz Abubakar Siddeeq, would provide a framework for engagement and discussion by other scholars and members of the audience.

“Events leading up to the 2109 elections have clearly shown that we all need to collaborate to ensure that the exercises are not only free, fair and credible, but would be free of corrupt practices such as vote buying, alteration of results and the disenfranchisement of voters among other ills,’’ Adeyemi said.

The lecture is billed to hold at the national headquarters of the society at Plot 753, Babagana Kingibe Street, Guzape District, Asokoro Extension, Abuja.

There will also be a second lecture on “Islam and Security,” to be delivered by a retired Commissioner of Police, Bashir Balogun who is currently SA to the Chairman of the Police Service Commission.

Other activities lined up to commemorate the 16th anniversary include a Special Jumaat service on January 4, 2019 as well as a special prayer for the nation also on Sunday, January 6, 2019.

Al-Habibbiyyah Islamic Society, established in 2003, is an Islamic think-tank whose areas of activities cut across education (Islamic and Western), propagation of Islamic tennets, re-orientation toward national development and the encouragement of genuine leadership qualities in all faithful.

The society periodically engages in inter-religious dialogue, provides counselling and health care services, welfare assistance and advances Islamic Culture in all facets of human activities and coordinates the disbursement of Zakat to the needy.

With funding support from an international donor agency the MacArthur Foundation, Al-Habibbiyah has also been in the vanguard of anti-corruption crusade through the training of Islamic scholars, freelance preachers and their followers on the need to shun corruption practices in religious houses and also for the Islamic leaders to lead the campaign against corrupt practices in the society.

Beneficiaries of Al-Habibbiyah’s anti- corruption programmes and trainings have included clerics in Kebbi, Lagos, Kogi, Kaduna, Osun states as well as in the FCT and their followers, according to Alli Hakeem,  former editor-in-chief, News Agency of Nigeria and chairman, Planning Committee.

– Jan. 3, 2019 @ 10:45 GMT |