CAN blasts El-Rufai over alleged comment on Jesus Christ


ABUJA—The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Wednesday, described recent statement linked to former Federal Capital Territory Minister, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, on Jesus Christ, as not only reckless but also indicative of deep-seated moral bankcruptcy.

El-Rufai had tweeted on January 28, that “if Jesus criticises Jonathan’s government, Maku, Abati or Okupe will say that he slept with Mary Magdalene”.

Addressing newsmen on the issue, CAN warned El-Rufai that “if he persists in such matters and making such divisive commentaries, he must prepare himself for a very forceful and vigorous reaction from the Church and the Christian community in Nigeria”.

Speaking through its General Secretary, Rev. Musa Asake, CAN warned that the “maturity and dignified restraint of the Christian populace, in the face of inflammatory and provocative statements, should not be taken as licence for unbridled assault.

“We urge his religious leaders and political associates to advise him to be far more sobre and circumspect and put a padlock on his mouth before he lights the candle that sets our country on fire.


Mallam El- Rufai
“On our part, we urge the Christian community and our Christian youths to continue to be restrained and always seek peace, love and harmony, in spite of the provocations that they are facing from the likes of Nasir El-Rufai and those he represents.

“We must not allow him to turn Nigeria into a cauldron of fire by his reckless, bigoted and twisted commentaries about our Lord or our faith and we must view him for exactly what he is,  a failed, desperate, hate-filled and drowning politician, who is now stoking  embers of religious division to create a political base for himself amongst his people.

“Nigeria has no place for a religious bigots who delight in insulting the Christian faith.
“We urged the Federal Government to call Nasir El-Rufai to order and not to overlook the possibility that his joke was not only contrived but was actually calculated to create an even greater wedge between Christians and Muslims with the attendant consequences.

“Had it not been for the maturity, fortitude, patience, decency, forgiving nature and deep sense of restraint that the majority of Christians have in our country, El-Rufai would not have been safe anywhere in Nigeria today after cracking such an expensive joke.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/01/can-blasts-el-rufai-over-alleged-comment-on-jesus-christ/

This is a well constructed response to a fool that has refused to grow. His posture on Chrristianity is what will consume him. He has obviously lost out

Haba my people ,when will we learn to forgive and forget? At least the guy don withdraw the statement nah.

Give this twitter Mallam opportunity, he will islamize nigeria. I'm not surprise, he is only furthering BH agenda which is, get rid of christians, and make naija an islamic state. Failed project.

There is absolutely what money can't do!going to d extreme over a statement that could just be ignored. Is this to create an unecessary heat wc the end could be unknown? D last time I read my bible I didn't see where Jesus said we should fight for his name. The name of Jesus has come to stay and there is nothing any power can do about it.Ours is just to believe in his name and keep his commandements. God save us with our political/religious leaders!

El-Rufai deserves all the back lashing even though the intent of the retweet 'may' not be to desecrate Christ, but he should have taken into cognisance that we dwell in a Nation of religious intolerance with a lot of sanctimonious hypocrites, immoral religious leaders and zealots on both sides.

Hope CAN will also learn to publicly denounce and ridicule our leaders for the bad governance and corruption bedevilling this nation and not serving as a religious organisation who crowns thieves called rulers!

I recall how events in far away country disrupted miss world beauty peageant that was supposed to be hosted in nigeria. I remember how a mere movie produced in US stirred an uprisinng here in nigeria, leading to the death of many, and churches being burnt. Recall how a tailor who. Didn't know how to speak hausaa eloquently in Kano market errorneously said Mohammed came to market. The result of that was riot, protest, deaths, burning of houses, and riots in Kano, kaduna, jos,.

This won't make front page , moderators and admin I de salute una. Well done.