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Abdullahi Olesin

— Feb 6, 2017 3:27 am

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammed Saad Abubakar III, has called for the regulation of social media usage by the youths, saying the medium was being used to fuel conflicts around the world.

The sultan made this call while laying the foundation of the N508 million University of Ilorin Centre for Qur’an Memorisation, in Ilorin, Kwara State at the weekend.

This is just as the Chief Imam of the university, Professor Abdulganiyu Oladosu, told the Muslim ummah that only those who contributed generously to the cause of Allah can attain “piety, righteousness and Allah’s consciousness.”

Speaking at the ceremony, the Sultan, who was represented by the Emir of Shonga, Dr. Haliru Yahayah, reiterated that Islam was religion of peace and urged the ummah to continue to live in harmony with their neighbours.

He, however, onished Nigerians, particularly parents, to be careful and to regulate the usage of social media by the youths, blaming social media for most of the crises confronting the world.

“Let us be careful about the social media; we must regulate it and sanction at home,” the sultan said.

While noting that the social media should not be totally discarded, the royal father said, “We must develop strategies on how to manipulate that space to our advantage. Their reality is different from our reality.”

In a Juma’a sermon that preceded the launch, the chief imam of the university spoke on the rewards of donating to the cause of Allah.

“The cost of the project is to be funded solely by the Muslim community and not by the university,” he added.

On his part, the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, said though the university was established for academic purposes, the addition of the centre would facilitate the learning and memorisation of the holy Qur’an.

The Kwara State governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, who was represented by the commissioner for water Resources, Barrister AbdulRasaq Akorede, described the memorisation of the Qur’an as a noble cause in the sight of Allah and urged Muslims to always reflect on its meaning.

‪He promised that his government would and encourage the teaching of Islamic education to correct the misconceptions about the religion.

http://leadership.ng/news/570186/sultan-advocates-regulation-of-social-media

Ftc

Okay

While noting that the social media should not be totally discarded, the royal father said, “We must develop strategies on how to manipulate that space to our advantage. Their reality is different from our reality".
So una still dey plan?

I have great plans with the social media when the people of a certain region eventually produce the president or the vice president, so, Your Eminance, please keep this advice of yours somewhere for now.

This rapi st stil they talk

Lol ..Wailers have finished them

these northern people and their supremacy mentality are repulsive. i know this is about the media war against buhari but did the sultan of haram sakwoto say anything when APC hoodlums took to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and even nairaland to attack GEJ and his family?
hypoKARATE!

This people has no shame at all.

These people just want to turn Nigeria to banana Republic

Now that the Sultan of Sokoto has said it, it will come to ...

The Sultan is the only individual in Nigeria that is capable of deciding which day should be declared a Public holiday and which day shouldn't.

Wat radical Islamist

It's APC for life
IPod and wailers will consume Nairaland space but yet APC will win.
APC must win. Media war cannot stop us

Like every invention, it has both good and bad but I disagree that social media is the cause of all the problems presently. Where their no massacre before the advent of social media.
Social media did something that was revolutionary and that was given voice to everyone who wouldn't have had a say. It is here to stay and if you can't face the criticism you shouldn't be a public figure.

I see. What actually cause conflict I'm not afraid to correct the sultan is religion. Yes religion, where a muslim does something bad, but instead of you muslims to correct him, you ignore and act as if nothing happened.

Social media has it perks, yes, like everything made by man, it has its good side, and bad side.

Regulating the use of social media shouldn't be your concern, sir. However, regulating and controlling your blood thirsty brothers and sisters who kill at the slightest provocation is your concern and duty.

We would do well in Nigeria, if and when religion is put in its place. This is just the simple and blunt truth.

Some countries have these regulations in place, but for Naija? Hmmm

We no even get regulation as to how much pepper and orishirishi them suppose put for stew so as not to fuel conflict in the stomach, na social media regulations we won get

I never heard this guy condemning the southern kaduna killings. Or is he among the masterminds?

Stvpid sultan thought we are in Saudi Arabia,animal in human form!

Why wont he. So that the child defilement "child marraige" can continue without disturbance from the social media.

He can do that to his fellow aboki that are illiterate not southern people. Buhari has failed us, and he is running away from his responsibilities. And we must express our views through social media. we are not in north korea.

Its the message is from north... I guess sense is missing

lol .. no more power of old like in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s.

stupid post he forgot everything with disadvantage has an advantage as well. and he should specifically tell this to the northerners cos they misuse the social media more.

Emir of shonga. I can't laugh

Let me help you Nigeria,. Kwara and kogi state are in the west. Not the north.

Here is the general officer commanding visiting military location. Division 2. In Kwara and kogi state. It is just Igbo people telling lies

What they do to you people in Kwara and kogi state, they make you people pay taxes in the wrong place. You should not do that. hat why you are poor in Kwara and kogi state.

That why you have pension problem I Kwara and kogi because you are paying wrong place.

Division 1 is northern region.

The state in the north are Kano, jigawa, Sokoto,zamfara,Kebbi,Niger,Kaduna, Katsina

Division 3 is central region


Division 6 is Chad basic region

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CEs7Vf3pig





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR9Lq0LCeng

rubbish

Why not use Social media to fuel development in Africa. Our leaders be pressing us down since 1899

Regulate social media
This sultan is mad
May Allah purnish you more

Power hungry dictators who don't want to be critisized

Who ever the retarded might be, dogs are not allowed to speak on public tvs