Vice-President, Prof. Yemi
Osinbajo, has declared that it was impossible for anyone to Islamise Nigeria as
claimed by Christian leaders.
Osinbajo, spoke in Lagos on
Friday during the Greater Nigeria Pastors Conference convened by Apostle Wale
Adefarasin and Rev. Abayomi Kasali.
He explained that the recent
uproar over the country’s subscription to Sukuk Bonds was not justified.
Osinbajo said, “Part of the
problem is the failure of Christian leadership to take its rightful place. We
focus our minds on something we call the Islamic agenda. We look for it
everywhere as if we are looking for demons.
“But where is the Christian
agenda. Are we not entitled to one? We are too divided as Christians to have an
agenda. The key to the unity and progress of Nigeria is in the church.”
According to him, there were no
plans to Islamise Nigeria through the Sukuk bond or the country’s membership of
the Islamic Development Bank.
He said that apart from Nigeria,
many nations of the world including the United States of America and the United
Kingdom had also embraced the system as a result of its progressive nature.
He said, “The Sukuk is an Islamic
concept, which enables people to have access to credit. It is essentially like
a bond. The US, UK, China, South Africa have all used the Sukuk. Once there is
money in the market, let us not get sentimental. The most important thing is
for us to use those monies well.
“Some people say there are some
hidden things in this arrangement and that one day somebody is going to take us
over. Where? How will that happen?
“These are straightforward
financial systems used all over the world. I don’t think it presents any real
problem. It is a very progressive financial system.
“Nigeria became a member of the
Islamic Development Bank in 2005 and the first person to sit as director of the
bank was Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
“The second person to sit as a
director is the current Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, and both of them are
Christians. So, when people talk about Islamic agenda, sometimes I am lost.
“The person who brought us into
the bank is not a Fulani or Northerner, the person was a Christian, so why are
we complaining? Nigeria is the fourth largest shareholder in the Islamic Bank.
“This wasn’t Buhari’s making. We
must have facts before saying things. But above all, we must ask ourselves if
being a member of the bank profits us or not.
“For me, I have no problem with
this. We can use what we get there to develop our society. This is the most
important for me.”
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Osinbajo, you have become one of them liars of Nigeria.
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Deleteyou are one person and speaking as a politician of one of the corrupted nation in the world , the holy spirits dose not speak to politicians who are in worldly politics , ask from any sincere true pastor who is being directed by the holy spirit the true nature of politics in Nigeria you will be alarm , the voice of many is the voice of WISDOM
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