Lagos – The federal government on Monday advised the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to stop misleading its members and overheating the polity through false alarm of alleged Islamisation of the country.

Speaking in a chat with INDEPENDENT, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information also enjoined the leadership of the Christian body to do a research on what SUKUK bond means before jumping to the conclusion that it is meant to islamise the country through the back door.

Acording to the minister, “ I think they should find out more about what SUKUK means. If they know what SUKUK means, I am sure they will not be making this allegation. In Europe and America, most of the infrastructures there were actually financed by SUKUK bonds. SUKUK is very simple, it is about financial inclusiveness. The ethical values of some people will not allow them to invest in bonds that will yield interests, SUKUK does not yield interest”.


“This allegation of wanting to Islamise Nigeria is becoming a big joke now. How can you say the attempt to raise SUKUK bond is an attempt to islamise you? We should concentrate our energies on things that will unite us and not on things that will divide us. We should eliminate this air of mutual suspicion and distrust”.

“Do they know that at a point in time, Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala was a director of Islamic bank? I think all these attempt to divide Nigeria along religious lines should stop. We are looking for money to develop our infrastructure. Other parts of the world that are even more Christian than us are taking advantage of SUKUK bond”.

“I think CAN should stop misleading their followership and stop overheating the polity” the minister said.


http://independent.ng/sukuk-stop-misleading-followers-overheating-polity-fg-tells-can/

If you find fault with sukkuk, you can as well stop eating tomatoes cause tomatoes are literally grown from the north ( majority muslim, arab,islam)


Wake up! To the bounty in diversity!

most of the infrastructure in Europe and America were financed with Islamic bond? oga Linus, well done o.this Buhari regime is just accumulating debts Without anything to show for it. even almost all the approved projects art in the north. sai baba.

CAN matter tire me...

'most of Infrastructure in Europe done with SUKKUK bond? Lai Mohd can lie.
Ngozi Okonjo Iweala was a Director of Islamic Bank in personal capacity or as a Minister of Finance? Lai Mohd, don't confuse us.
I don't care about religious things shaa. na dem sabi. make they just construct our highways and railways.

CAN continues to ridicule itself as an ignorant intolerant divisive embarrassment to Nigerian Christians espousing bigotry rather than tolerance and understanding among Nigerians

CAN has to be proscribed

CAN is an alarmist organisation

Sense fall on CAN

TonyeBarcanista:
CAN is an alarmist organisation

I don't even know what to say about this guy. As low and dim witted as sarrki is, I rate him higher than this guy. Your integrity don die kpata kpata.

CAN needs to stop heating up d polity. They are misleading d uninformed Nigerians with most of their baseless stories. It's shameful.

wakaman:
If you find fault with sukkuk, you can as well stop eating tomatoes cause tomatoes are literally grown from the north ( majority muslim, arab,islam)


Wake up! To the bounty in diversity!

I dnt throw insult online unless throw at first. Bt how will you be able to make further finance if the South refused to buy from u. If for instance, dey start patronising cameroon or other countries?

Propaganda Islamic govt. We have hear your papaganja . . .

Do they know that at a point in time, Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala was a director of Islamic bank? I think all these attempt to divide Nigeria along religious lines should stop. We are looking for money to develop our infrastructure. Other parts of the world that are even more Christian than us are taking advantage of SUKUK bond”.

those dunderhead won't tell you this. CAN never be scientific, filled with facts and figures in their worthless allegations. They one thing they preach is division.


They won't tell you the so called Christian states benefitted from Islamic banking.


Hypocrite in dirty cassock

TheKabal:


_{UK sukuk bond sale attracts £2bn in orders}
https://www.ft.com/content/7c89467e-fc4e-11e3-98b8-00144feab7de

_{UK Government issues first Islamic bond}
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-issues-first-islamic-bond

_{London's first Muslim mayor Sadiq Khan}
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/donald-trump-muslim-immigration-ban-sadiq-khan-reaction-tweet-facebook-a7551591.html

so that means that most of the infrastructure in the UK were built with Islamic bond? the UK have a large Muslim population compared to the rest of Europe and have been mending their laws to accommodate them.but saying that most infrastructure in Europe and America were financed with Islamic bond is a shameless lie.not even 1% can be financed through Islamic bonds,you should research on the value of their entire national assets built over centuries. the Roman Catholic church is oldest and wealthiest Institution on earth, far move wealthier than even the USA and owns the biggest bank in the world. she's more than two thousands years old.

CAN will soon be declared a terrorist group,
and Burutai and his boys would be sent in for operation Peacock twerk.

CAN is a terrorist organization

I don't know when the number one objective of CAN became to oppose anything with Islamic tag!

We shouldn't blame CAN. The FG didn't provide any clarification beforehand. If CAN had not raised the alarm, FG wouldn't have deem it fit to provide this clarification. Religion is a very sensitive issue and if any policy will drive around the religious divides , FG should be proactive in enlightenment and not reactive as it is in this case. If it was a bond from a "Christian bank", am sure some Muslim Societies would also raise suspicion if they are not well enlightened. It's just normal. Besides, the main essence of these associations is to protect the interests of their members