Muslim Students Warn FG Policies Risk Deepening Public Distrust
Edino Chubiyo Cornelius 
OGUN, Nigeria – The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN) warns that recent federal government policy decisions, including proposed tax reforms, risk worsening public distrust if fairness and transparency are not prioritised.
The society raised the concern on Saturday at the opening of its B-Zone Islamic Vacation Course held at the proposed Al-Ummah University site along the Ibadan–Lagos Expressway in Ogun State.
National President, MSSN, Mallam Tajudeen Mustapha says Nigeria faces economic hardship, insecurity and leadership deficits, adding that policies perceived as unjust further erode citizens’ confidence.
“Taxation itself is not the problem,” Mustapha says. “The problem is the lack of trust in how public resources are managed.”
He warns that reforms raising questions of equity and sovereignty make citizens sceptical and disengaged, urging authorities to anchor governance on justice, accountability, and inclusiveness.
Delivering a lecture titled We Are All Responsible, Dr Taofeek Abdul-Hameed stresses that silence in the face of injustice amounts to complicity. “Accountability covers actions, words, and inactions,” he says.
Chief Registrar Abdulrazak Yusuf reveals that 10,158 delegates register across Edo, Delta, and Rivers states, crediting improved online registration systems.
The annual programme runs from December 23 to January 1.
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