HAJJ: N90b For A Ritual In A Country Where Over 150m People Are Battling With Hunger Is Unwise– Mahdi Shehu
Nigerian businessman, medical practitioner, and activist Mahdi Shehu has voiced his concerns regarding the Federal Government’s decision to subsidize Hajj with 90 billion Naira despite ongoing hardship in the country.
In a recent statement through his official X account, Mahdi Shehu expressed his thought over the situation.
in his statement titled ‘TINUBU’S N90B HAJJ SUBSIDY: DECEPTIVE AND MISPLACEMENT OF PRIORITY: PENNY WISE, POUNDS FOOLISH:’
“Less than 100k pilgrims enjoyed free, non refundable Hajj subsidy of N90B. Conversely, 30M students are allocated N5B as a student loan with 14 preconditions that can only be fulfilled by those who don’t need the loan.
Hajj is enjoined of all muslims who can afford it and are mentally and physically capable. But it is not a compulsory ritual.
To stake N90B for a ritual in a country where over 150m people are grappling with starvation, hunger, disease with no clean water to drink with over 20 out of school children is immoral, absurd, unwise, and contradictory.
The God I worship will never be pleased with this. N90B misplacement of priority because he is a God that is full of wisdom and compassion,” Mahdi Shehu stated…..See More
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