Inciting Muslims against Prof Boateng wrong – Chief Imam.
Spokesperson for National Chief Imam Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu has criticised Islamic leaders for inciting Muslims against an “errant but innocuous statement” made by Science, Technology, Environment and Innovation Minister, Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, in which the celebrated heart surgeon suggested that Muslims consider using text messages or WhatsApp to call Muslims to prayer instead of blurting the adhan via loudspeakers. Reacting to the development on the Executive Breakfast Show (EBS) on Class91.3FM on Wednesday, 18 April 2018, Sheikh Shaibu, told host Moro Awudu that the minister “was discussing noise generally and he made reference to those who blast their music machines and said why can’t they move and use earpieces, then he came to houses of worship. In this case, broadly speaking, he was talking about churches and the mosques but in my understanding when he made mention of houses of worship, it was like he has spoken about the Christian side then he comes and again [sa...