Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has
condemned the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and leaders including General
Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye and
Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, for
calling on the Nigerian government to exit all international Islamic
organisations it was part of.
Professor Ishaq Akintola, MURIC
Director, in a statement said the body is not a little amused by CAN’s latest
demands.
“CAN is hallucinating. It is
laughable, untenable, kindergarten and quixotic. This is reminiscent of the
eponymous hero of Don Quixote de la mancha. CAN is manifesting symptoms of
orubebemantis”, it said.
He said CAN wants Northern states
to issue certificates of occupancy (C of Os) to churches in the North whereas
South East and South South governments demolish mosques in their states, refuse
to grant Muslims C of Os and infringe constantly on Allah-given fundamental
human rights of Muslim minorities in their midst.
‘For instance, a tertiary
institution in the South East has demolished the only mosque on the campus and
refused to allow the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) to operate.
‘MURIC warns the National
Assembly (NASS) to ignore CAN’s call for its intervention. An anti-Muslim National
Assembly will shoot itself in the foot sooner than later. Nonetheless, should
the NASS show any interest in CAN’s demand, it should beam its floodlight on
all Western oriented international organizations like the United Nations (UN)
as they have always been used as tools in the hands of Western crusaders while
their religious bias is always hidden.
‘MURIC therefore accepts CAN’s
demands with the proviso that: Nigeria should withdraw from all Western
oriented international organizations like the UN and WHO;
“National Assembly should study
Nigerian work-free days with a view to dropping the religious ones like Sunday
and Saturday (Saturday is also used by the Seventh Day Adventists) and;
“Nigeria should also drop all
Christian landmarks like the cross as sign in hospitals, academic gowns in
tertiary institutions, wigs and gowns used by lawyers and judges, etc.
“The leaders of CAN have
consistently displayed lack of readiness to coexist with Nigerian Muslims. They
want the country only for themselves alone. They have refused to listen to the
voice of reason. The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, himself a pastor,
told CAN that the allegation of Islamisation is an illusion. CAN refused to
listen. Femi Falana asked CAN to Christianise Nigeria instead of alleging
Islamisation everyday but CAN will not listen.
“Who says Nigeria is not
Christianised? What system have we been forced to use since the advent of the
colonial master to date? What is the religion of our colonial master whose
system we have adopted hook, line and sinker? Why are Muslims being forced to
write examinations during Jumat service on Fridays?
“Why are Muslims at the mercy of
their employers every Friday? Is it not because Friday is not a work-free day
like Sunday? Muslims have been tolerating all these for so long. Let us start
working on Sundays and Fridays for a change and see if CAN will find it funny.
“In conclusion, MURIC calls for a
Nigeria that does not lean towards any religion in any aspect of its life.
Enough of this hypocrisy. Those who Christianised Nigeria are the ones shouting
the loudest about Islamisation. It is time for CAN to have a taste of its own
pudding.”
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Osinbajo, where are you dumb?
ReplyDeleteA round of applause to MURIC
ReplyDeleteYes applaud them, when they are full of killing in their mind, anywhere u hear bombing or terrorist,is islam that will be responsible, living or co existing with them is not the problem but are u safe with them?
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