The National Publicity Secretary of anthem Muslim body NASFAT, Hakeem Yusuf, has said that they have no grouse with regulations as enshrined in the recently amended CAMA lacy signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari.
He said the body is not against any law that will ensure transparency but uncomfortable with any arrangement that will see the government choosing its board of trustees.
“Government cannot appoint anybody they like,” he said, adding: “If you look at the amendment very well, maybe what the amendment is trying to say is that they can ask for new nominations into the board of trustees. I’m just looking at it from that angle. There is no government that will just nominate anybody they like. If they are saying that, it means it’s a complete take over, like in financial institutions, government regulatory bodies can do that. Having said that, if you’re mindful that somebody is monitoring your activities, it will allow for transparency and accountability; if you’re transparent, there will be no hidden agenda.
“As far as I’m concerned, it’s not as if they’re regulating mosques and churches, because the mosques and churches are in charge of the spiritual aspect, but when it
charge of the spiritual aspect, but when it comes to the financial aspect, I don’t see anything wrong in being regulated. If we are true to the divinity nobody should be afraid of being checked.”
