To
observe consultative and collective leadership in the Bangsamoro region, Al
Hajj Murad Ebrahim, interim chief minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) promotes "Islamization of governance."
During
the assembly in the villages of Gambar and Pagalugan in Kabuntalan,
Maguindamao, Ebrahim noted that the "assembly is one way of following
rules which many of us were ignorant of or not observed by all
authorities."
“We
will start the change from the top while you also help us start changing
below.”
“We
struggled to change our system of governance,” he said. Ebrahim added that
following the creation of BARMM, a more difficult jihad is ahead of the
Bangsamoro leadership. “We entered the system in order to change it from
within.”
“We
must accept the principle that governance must be exercised by the many, not
few.”
Moral
governance, according to Ebrahim, will be advocated by his administration.
Referring
to Barangay Gambar, he said, “This was my hiding place before," while
reminiscing his days of “going against the government.”
As the
Chairperson of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Ebrahim together with his
comrades entered into the peace negotiations with the national government that
resulted to the passage of the RA 11054. He then reminded the Barangay captains
who attended the event that the BARMM is a result of a long ‘struggle’.
The
officials of the Bangsamoro Government are expected to undertake a bai a Qur’an
(oath on the Qur’an) on their inaugural session on March 29, he said. “We
started the jihad with oath before the Qur’an. This time, we will also take an
oath before the Qur’an as we start our governance.”
He
emphasized the importance of holding events that involve the participation of
the stakeholders. ”This assembly is one way of following rules which many of us
were ignorant of," he said. "We are here today to listen to you and
to hear your suggestions so that we can resolve them altogether," he
added.
"It
is up to us if we want our governance to
improve. All our contributions matter here."
Meanwhile,
after the assembly, the chief minister together with other ministers led the
tree planting activity, ceremonial distribution of farm seedlings, and medical
mission. (By JONG CADION with BARMM PR)
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