Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja

The Christian Association of Nigeria has criticised the National Youth Service Corps for expelling two corps members who refused to wear trousers or shorts for religious reasons.

Two female corps members – Okafor Love Obianuju, with call-up number EB/19C/0523; and Odji Oritsetsolaye, with call-up number EB/19C/0530 – were expelled from the 2019 Batch C Stream 1 in Ebonyi camp over the weekend.

Speaking with The PUNCH on Sunday, however, the Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the CAN President, Rev. Adebayo Oladeji, said the two ladies should not be victimised for holding on to their faith.

Oladeji noted that the Nigerian Law School denied Firdausa Al Jannah Amasa from being called to Bar in 2017 because she refused to remove her hijab, but the institution had since retraced its steps.

He said the NYSC also ought to be more tolerant.

The cleric said, “The fundamental rights of the people as regards religion must be respected.

“And that is why, a few months ago, when some Muslim women were protesting over the wearing of hijab at the Law School, we refused to speak against it because it is their right and thank God, they won it.

“We are appealing to the leadership of the NYSC to revisit the matter.

“In this country, religious right is an inalienable right that must be respected. They must allow the people to practise their religion.

“If our government agencies have no regard for the way people worship God, then it means they are satanic. Any system that does not respect religion is satanic.”

The CAN spokesman advised the affected corps members to go to court, citing the way the Muslims sued the Nigerian Law School over the hijab controversy.

“We advise the victims of that injustice to go to court and challenge their expulsion by the NYSC,” he added.

https://punchng.com/can-faults-nysc-for-expelling-corpers-who-refused-to-wear-shorts-trousers/

CAN pls top advising them - you are supposed to higher lawyers for them like the muslims do!

you guys should start doing your job of defending Christians by action not just by words alone!

It's rather absurd that I can't choose to wear a skirt or an hijab if I wanted to!

Good to know CAN has faulted this

If the court should pass judgement against the coppers eh, then they will have me to deal with. Rubbish

Are the corp members olodo ni? For them to agreed to go for NYSC , they must be ready to abide by the rules and regulations now

Their cup of tea...am I the one that needs the certificate?
As if rapture happen now they will make heaven...

Muric 0 CAN 1

I don't why why Muslims will be allowed to wear hijab while some Christians and nuns are denied the same religious right.
And worse is that, some people that called themselves Christians are in support of this.

Bola146:
Are the corp members olodo ni? For them to agreed to go for NYSC , they must be ready to abide by the rules and regulations now

So NYSC rules is superior to the Nigeria constitution that guarantees such rights?
Believe me, if that matter is taken to a competent court of jurisdiction, NYSC will fail woefully.

Know this, it's always good that you read before quote.

I can bet that these people speaking for these Christian ladies openly and proudly were Muslims,you will see them. showing their unmitigated hatred for Islām.
We can see who the hypocrites are.

They can't always hide the obvious.

NOTE:I am in full support of what these ladies did.Their right to wear what their religion commands or encourages them to wear should be protected.
But I can't help it but see the hypocrisy in some of the comments coming from people for their faith.

It's just too obvious who the intolerant ones are.

we carry religion for head pass d oyinbos that brought it sef...