Nigeria/October 12, 2018/@xtraconfl/244 views /nigeria Emir Sanusi Says It Is Criminal To Sponsor Pilgrims With Government Fundsshare on:FacebookTwitter Google +Pinterest Tumblr Linked InEmailSend to Email Address:Your NameYour Email AddressEmail check failed, please try againCancel </center> <img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-153758" src="https://6krin77j54lxjfsk-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/emir-sanusi-600x352-6.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="352" srcset="https://6krin77j54lxjfsk-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/emir-sanusi-600x352-6.jpg 600w , http://www.nigerianmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/emir-sanusi.jpg 660w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"/> The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II who spoke at the two-day Northern Nigeria Traditional Leaders Conference on Out-Of-School Children, which ended yesterday in Kaduna, stated that it is criminal to sponsor pilgrims to Hajj and other pilgrimages with government’s funds. Emir Sanusi who tasked governments to prioritise spending on education, health and development, stated that any one who takes one kobo to sponsor pilgrims for hajj is stealing. He said; ALSO READ Self-Driving Car Kills Pedestrian“It is not an act of piety, but we do it all the time.“In 2000, I wrote an article on a government that sent 300 scholars to hajj. We are all malikis’ here. Imam Malik said it is prohibited, unlawful to take money from the treasury to sponsor a poor man who has no money for hajj.” “This 2018, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources announced that the country spends N1.4 trillion annually on petroleum subsidy for which there is no budget. ALSO READ Furore Over Transfer Of Melaye’s Case To Abuja“We are spending this amount annually to on petroleum products, but we can give only N100 billion for basic education. How are we going to fix education?Sanusi, who frowned on the increase in number of Out-Of-School children, especially in the Northern part of the country, added: “We have a state in Northwestern Nigeria, where only 184 children sat for the National Ordinary level examination in 2017. “Only 24 of those children passed in the entire state. Where has all the money gone that is supposed to be spent on education, if you can produce only 24 students in your state? he queried.He further lamented that in that same state, less than 30 children registered for the common entrance examinations this year.” ALSO READ Lack of funds to release unemployment data worries Atiku <br/><!-- MarketGidComposite Start --> <!-- NM Content Widget --><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-2460597205856998" data-ad-slot="2393573647" data-ad-format="autorelaxed"/> <center> </center> Leave A Comment Below Related Tags:nigeria share on: FacebookTwitter Google +Pinterest Tumblr Linked InEmailSend to Email Address:Your NameYour Email AddressEmail check failed, please try againCancel previous articleNHIS Overburdened By Diseases From Insanitary Conditionsnext article20 Neuron Surgeons ExpectedRelated Posts26 shares Nigeria/February 10, 2019 I did not endorse Buhari/Osinbajo ticket — Awolowo Dosumu16 shares Nigeria/February 10, 2019 Opposition political parties in Oyo unite to fight oppressionAgbaje laments Lagos transportation mess, promises new dealAlgeria’s ailing president to seek fifth term Tribune OnlineNew Kwara CP resumes Tribune Online New Kwara CP resumesHoodlums attack Agbaje’s campaign trail, injure his supportersI am seeking re-election to correct Nigeria’s ills, Buhari declares in Kano10 injured, vehicles destroyed as APC, APM supporters clash in OgunAfenifere denies endorsing Buhari’s re-election – Tribune Online2019 elections: Defection of big wigs from APC’ll not affect our party’s electoral chances ― Basiru