Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has called for a review of Nigeria’s work schedule to enable Muslims observe their Friday prayers without disruption, describing the current arrangement as unfair.

In a video shared on his Facebook handle on Friday, Omokri argued that before colonial rule, Fridays were traditionally recognised as a day of rest for Muslims.

He said it was inequitable for Sunday to remain a non-working day for Christians while Muslims are required to work on Fridays, despite its significance to their faith.

“I don’t think it is fair for the Muslim Ummah for us to have Friday as a working day in Nigeria. Originally, before colonialism, it was not like that,” Omokri said.

He proposed an adjustment to Nigeria’s work hours that would allow offices to close earlier on Fridays. According to him, daily schedules could be modified so that work begins earlier from Monday to Thursday, creating room for Friday work to end by midday.

“Now we have Sunday as a non-working day and Friday as a working day. I think that we can achieve a compromise.

“What we can do is that instead of work beginning on Mondays all the way to Friday at 9am or 8am, we can start work at 7:30am on Mondays to Fridays and then on Friday we close at 12 o’clock,” he stated.

Omokri stressed that the adjustment would not harm the country’s productivity or economic output, noting that lost hours on Friday could be made up during the week.

“So the time we are going to lose on Friday we are going to gain it back from Monday to Thursday.

“So it is not going to affect our productivity as a country and our GDP.

“And then the Muslim Ummah can close at 12 noon and go for Solat Jumaat,” he said.