Abdul Salam, the Acting CEO of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), has addressed criticism from the Muslim community regarding his new appointment. Some members of the community had expressed disapproval, citing that the position goes against their religious beliefs and advising him not to accept the role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In response, Abdul Salam emphasized that the decision to accept the appointment is his to make, stating, “You cannot decide for me what to do; it’s my decision to accept any role I was assigned.” He highlighted that he is a Muslim who believes in his religion, and in Ghana, individuals are appointed to positions based on their abilities and skills, not their religious affiliations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abdul Salam pointed out that the president appointed him to the position due to his confidence in his ability to direct the lottery sector. He also mentioned that he has already submitted his application for acceptance of the appointment and expects no further public disagreement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Abdul Salam Responds to Criticism from Muslim Community Over NLA Appointment<\/p>\n
Abdul Salam, the Acting CEO of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), has addressed criticism from the Muslim community regarding his new appointment. Some members of the community had expressed disapproval, citing that the position goes against their religious beliefs and advising him not to accept the role.<\/p>\n
In response, Abdul Salam emphasized that the decision to accept the appointment is his to make, stating, “You cannot decide for me what to do; it’s my decision to accept any role I was assigned.” He highlighted that he is a Muslim who believes in his religion, and in Ghana, individuals are appointed to positions based on their abilities and skills, not their religious affiliations.<\/p>\n
Abdul Salam pointed out that the president appointed him to the position due to his confidence in his ability to direct the lottery sector. He also mentioned that he has already submitted his application for acceptance of the appointment and expects no further public disagreement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4742,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-latest","category-local"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t