The controversial governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has turned his attention to ethno-religious groups in the country. He has urgedthe Federal Government to ban them as a way of curbing insecurity in the country.

“I almost didn’t want to attend this occasion because I am opposed to regional, ethnic andreligious groupings in this country. In fact, I would like the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Jamatul Nasril Islam (JNI) , Afenifere and all such other groups to be banned.”
Sanusi gave the suggestion at an inter-faith dinner organized by the Northern Reawakening Forum (NRF) in Abuja, on Tuesday.

He also asserted that all ethnic and religious groups in the country were actually political associations donning false cloak.

Elite fan embers of insecurity with religion
Sanusi, who attributed the state of insecurity in the country to a fall-out of the exclusiveness and marginalization which many Nigerians belonging to the younger generation had been subjected to, traced thecurrent insecurity in northern parts of the country to power struggle among the elite who use religion to pursue their goals.

He lamented that despite the fact that the Northern region’s land mass constitutes about 60 per cent of the Nigerian landmass and agriculture contributes 42 per cent to the Nigerian economy, the region remained impoverished.

He blamed the northern insurgency on the selfishness of the nation’s elite which had failed to see the future.
But his suggestion elicited immediate condemnation from leaders of the affected groups, who described Sanusi’s comments asirresponsible.
CAN says Sanusi’s comments capable of breaching security

In its reaction, CAN, which said it could not be banned, said Sanusi’s barrage of controversial comments portended more danger to security than any non-religious group in the country.
Secretary-General of CAN, Rev Musa Asake, said:

“CAN is not the cause of trouble or insecurity in this country. CAN was formed to protect the interests of Christians, especially in fighting persecution. CAN is not a government institution like NEMA, which any person can wake up and disband. The 1999 Constitution guarantees freedom of association and Sanusi cannot just wake up and call on anybody to proscribe it.

Sanusi has been making several controversial statements and as a CBN governor, he should not make controversial pronouncements like this one. It is this type of statement that causes problems, not CAN as an institution. It is unfortunate that at a time like this, when Christians are being kílled and churches burnt he is making this type of insensitive comment. CAN and JNI have come to stay. We have no quarrels and nobody can curtail CAN’s freedom of association as guaranteed by the constitution.”

SOURCE-www.informationnaija.com/sanusi-bombshell-calls-for-ban-of-can-acf-jni-and-afenifere/

Sanusi is beating around the bush, banning of the afro-mentioned groups will never bring peace in Nigeria. DIVISION is the answer. We have all those groups because we are not one. How come sanusi is keeping silent on the issue of quota system and federal character? Does USA, GHANA, SOUTH AFRICA has quota system and federal character or do they give out call for duty based on merit?
Arewa Consultative Forum(ACF) + Boko Haram = NORTH.

AFINIFERE + OPC = SOUTH WEST.

OHANEZE + MASSOB = SOUTH EAST.

SOUTH SOUTH PEOPLES FORUM + MEND = SOUTH SOUTH.
This is what we have as one Nigeria.

olokfor:


“CAN is not the cause of trouble or insecurity in this country. CAN was formed to protect the interests of Christians, especially in fighting persecution.

The same institution has turned around to persecute christian, feeding fat on its members and ignoring the plights of most christians...
The aim of setting up religious institutions has been defeated though I am not a fan of sanusi but I agree ban them all, worship comes from the heart and not neccesarily setting up religious bodies...

i honestly cant agree less with SLS on this.we cannot move forward with people promoting sectional or religious interest in a federation.we find it very difficult to speak the truth about people from our faith or ethnic background which is part of the reason we are where we are today. a typical example is the issue of comptroller general of immigration sacked recently, how can someone be so tribalistic to corner all available positions in a federal parastatal to her ethnic group and u hear people from her own native saying GEJ has been anti igbo.i just hope our leaders will be sincere enough to promote the unity of this country rather than sectional interest which is most times to expand their political nest.