The Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) says Muslims in the country have tolerated Christian ways imposed on them, but that the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) is showing itself to be Islamophobic.

CAN had alleged that the issuance of Sukuk bond by the federal government was an attempt to Islamise the country by offering it to Arab nations.

The government sold 100 billion naira worth of Sukuk or Islamic bonds on the local market to fund road projects.

But in a statement issued by Salisu Shehu, deputy secretary-general of the NSCIA, on Friday, the council said CAN was intolerant of Islam.

“CAN cannot claim ignorance about the fact that even the World Bank has been involved in issuing Sukuk and the floating of Sukuk bonds,” the statement read.

“Interestingly also, several non-Muslim countries across Africa, Europe and Asia have also instituted Islamic Financial System generally and Sukuk in particular. Worthy of mention here are Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Russia, China, Singapore and a number of firms in the United States.

“Less than two years ago, Britain hosted a world conference on Islamic Banking and Finance and David Cameron, the then British prime minister, openly declared that their intention was to make UK the hub of Islamic Finance in the World.

“It would certainly be embarrassing for CAN to be told that the first and foremost state in Nigeria to submit application for loan to the Islamic Development Bank is a Christian-dominated state in the south-east.

“This has been the factor that made Muslims to tolerate several practices or things that are essentially Christian in nature and outlook, in substance and form and indeed in principle and practice, but imposed on us.

“We have not been talking of Christianisation because Sunday has been forced on us as a work-free day, or the Cross as our hospital sign and symbol, our membership of the International Red Cross, and many other things including almost all the titles of the heads of academic institutions (chancellor, provost, dean, rector, etc.).

“Despite this remarkable tolerance from Muslims over the years, CAN appears to be increasingly becoming Islamophobic and paranoid about its hate and intolerance of Islam, casting aspersions, unnecessarily overheating the polity and unjustifiably creating fear and distrust in the minds of peace-loving citizens of our great country.

“We are poised to advise CAN to, in the spirit of Biblical injunctions, uphold the truth for its sake and tread the path of honour and refrain from statements capable of causing disaffection and promoting disharmony that may lead to conflict in the country.”


https://www.thecable.ng/supreme-islamic-council-tolerated-christianisation-can-paranoid-islam

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All this religious body should swerve abeg

Nigeria is a secular state

Akuko

at the end, all would see the reason why Nnamdi KANU has been warning about the islamisation of Nigeria. God bless Biafra, the land of the rising sun.

Tolerate what? How many people have been killed in Kaduna and the rest of Nigeria?.. Thw only thing standing in the North is religion..And the best is to keep your religion to yourself alone don't bring it to the public...

Christians feared terrorism and extremism

Igbos are also paranoid about Islam.

The day they get their Biafra, which I'm really looking forward to, is the day they become another Northerner nation; intolerant of other religion.

only one mathematical sign can solve this "division". is very hard and i repeat solid hard for muslim and christain leaving in one country to be at peace.

You drink cow piss
What is you tolerated christianity
You are sick
Muslim dounce

kahal29:


“We have not been talking of Christianisation because Sunday has been forced on us as a work-free day, or the Cross as our hospital sign and symbol, our membership of the International Red Cross, and many other things including almost all the titles of the heads of academic institutions (chancellor, provost, dean, rector, etc.).

Our Hospital sign has Jewish origin... I thought these people were learned. Judaism is NOT the same as Christianity. All the things mentioned here are generally used in all secular nations... what is their Issue?

It's simple, let Jewish lending be made available to Christians too, but the problem is Christians always sit by and watch until these schemes are made into laws before making noise. Who is actually watching to make sure Nigeria is not being sold to Arabs? CAN could even be part of the problem. Why do they always wait for things to go bad when they could have stopped it in its track the first time it came up? Yoruba better meet and talk to Ishaq Akintola about what is at stake. It's coming to a point Yoruba Muslims (I really had to use this word to drive my point home) will have to choose between their tribe and religion. I'm a Christian, but I'm Yoruba first, my tribe comes before religion. I want to hear Yoruba Muslims call out Ishaq Akintola before he breaks Yoruba into two. Supporting SUKKUK or whatever it's called is giving Hausa advantage over Yoruba, shattering the peaceful coexistence we've enjoyed in SW. The north wants to use religion to weaken Yoruba land so it can be easily run over and conquered, and something has to be done fast like OPC making Ishaq Akintola disappear to send message to others soon to be sellouts. We need to move fast.