The Sudanese government has directed all Islamic religious leaders to focus on participation of citizens in Monday’s elections during today’s sermon.
The Supreme Council for the Islamic Da’wa called on imams and preachers in mosques and advocacy centres to urge the Muslims to participate in the voting process that is scheduled to take place Monday.
In a statement Thursday, the Council’s General Secretariat said: “We call upon all the imams and preachers in the mosques, advocacy centres and forums to uphold the values of participation and belonging to this beloved homeland so that the general election is the national duty that should be fulfilled.”
“The imams and preachers as well as advocates should participate in this campaign and direct their prayers to these meanings so that we urge our people to cooperate in righteousness, goodness, and piety,” reads the statement.
The Supreme Council for the Islamic Da’wa is under the National Ministry of Guidance and Endowments. It is an Islamic body supervises the mosques and other Islamic institutions, and it is also tasked to appoint imams under the supervision of President Omar al-Bashir.
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