The Ogun State Area Unit of the Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria (MSSN) has concluded its annual Islamic Vacation Course (IVC) for the year 2025, while also raising concerns over perceived religious imbalance in political appointments in the state.

MSSN strongly criticized what it described as the "palpable lopsidedness" in state appointments, lamenting the underrepresentation of Muslims in the current administration.

According to a communique issues after the IVC programme, 75.2% of political appointees in Ogun are Christians, while Muslims and others are left to share the remaining 24.8%, which they say is unfair given the large Muslim population in the state.

“As Muslim students, we reject the second-class indigene status which the government has, by its appointments, conferred on the Muslim population,” the communique signed by Abdulfatah Akanni Adigun, the Amir (President), MSSN Ogun stated.

The Society called on the Ogun State Muslim Council and other stakeholders in the Muslim community to demand equity, fairness, and justice in governance.

“We will not relent in exposing religious bigotry against Muslims at all levels. Silence in the face of injustice is complicity,” it added.

The MSSN Ogun also paid tribute to the late Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, who passed away on July 13, 2025.

The group praised the late monarch’s commitment to Islam, describing him as a king who challenged the deeply entrenched idol-worship traditions often associated with Yoruba kingship.

They applauded the Ogun State Government, under Governor Dapo Abiodun, for its inclusive burial policy that respects the religious beliefs of traditional rulers, describing it as a commendable model for other parts of Yorubaland.

The 5-day IVC programme, was held at SS International School, Idiroko, with the theme “Cheese in the Trap.” 

The theme, according to the organisers, was carefully chosen to address the growing obsession with illicit wealth acquisition, which they say is eroding societal values and fuelling insecurity.

Throughout the programme, participants drawn from various institutions of learning engaged in intensive sessions targeting moral reawakening and spiritual rejuvenation.

Key discussions, according to the communique, focused on societal vices such as quick money syndrome, moral decadence, corruption, drug abuse, examination malpractice, sex trafficking, and the commercial sale of female eggs by young women.

Stakeholders including parents, teachers, and religious leaders were urged to rise to their responsibility of instilling sound values in the younger generation.

The group also advised the government to tackle the rising hunger and poverty in the country, which it says are root causes of crime and social unrest.

They called for people-oriented policies that reward honesty, academic excellence, and integrity.