RELIGIOUS SENTIMENTS: THE COMMON ENEMY

Nigeria is a country with three major religious beliefs; Islam, Christianity and Traditional religion. The Nigerian charter has provided that everybody has the right to profess a particular type of religion. Even some religious scriptures like the Qur’an has recognized this right and has advocated that they shouldn't be compulsion in religion.

Even though Nigeria is tagged as a secular Nation, the Onus of religious practices and affairs still prevailed and the fact that most of the country's citizens are active members of one religion or the other is an evidence.

In the words of his eminence late Sardauna of Sokoto, he said '' our religious and cultural differences are the eternal will of God and our ability to understand and tolerate these differences will create a peaceful atmosphere in our lives ''

Religion and politics in Nigeria

Am not a Marxist, but in Nigeria, Religion is the opium of the masses

Since the advent of democracy in Nigeria in 1999, Religion has always been the deciding factor and has played a decisive role in the election of the leaders so much so that some people go even to campaign in churches and mosques for their selfish interest and personal ego. Our leaders engage us in religious argument and make us fight one another while they preoccupied themselves with the affairs of the polity to the exclusion of our consciousness enabling them to amass the common wealth of the Nation to themselves and to their yet unborn generations while we wallow in hunger and starvation.

No Muslim has ever blamed the Christians for Christianizing Nigeria even though the highest sequence of rulings has been predominantly dominated by the Christians and of all the Democratically elected leaders we have had in the country for 16 years, only late Alhaji Musa Yar'adua of blessed memory who could not even complete his regime due to death was a Muslim. Olusegun Obasanjo ruled between 1999-2003 and from 2003-2007, after which the late yar'adua took over till 2009 and Goodluck continued till 2015 before the glorious victory of the incumbent president, President Muhammad Buhari.

Yet, the Christians kept lamenting and wallowing in dismay for the fear of islamization of Nigeria because Muhammad Buhari who is just three years old to the presidency is a Muslim.

I wonder what would have become of the Christians if the Muslims had gained the most dominance in the Nigerian ultimate seat of power (The presidency ).
What would have become of the Christians if it was the the leader of the Muslims that had flown the presidential jet to South Africa to purchase destructive ammunition? the one nobody dare to question today.

And even recently CAN threatened to ban members without voters card from entering churches. What does this signifies? Islamization right? Define it yourself.

Our religion and cultural differences are the eternal will of God therefore, we must learn to understand and tolerate these differences so that we can live in peace and harmony with one another. Religion and culture must be seen as unifying factors in our beloveth country, tolerance must be spread amongst our religious leaders in the various places of worship, bigotry must be seen as a common enemy.
We are Nigerians, we must love and tolerate one another if we must triumph

Abubakar Hussain and Muhammad Awal Jabir

ok heard.