Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC has declared Boxing Day and New Year holidays in the country as holidays for Christians only.

MURIC made this known after an emergency meeting where it deliberated on the latest allegation of persecution by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).

According to MURIC, Christians enjoy more holidays in Nigeria than Muslims with the former having 5 and the latter only 3.

MURIC’s stand was contained in a press statement to DAILY POST on Friday, signed by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola.

The statement reads partly;



“CAN claims it is being persecuted but fails to substantiate its allegation in concrete terms. However, the last holiday of Wednesday, 1st January, 2020 which is an annual event has exposed CAN. Nigerian Christians enjoy the New Year holiday on the 1st of January every year even without asking for it because that was the arrangement made by the British colonial master. But CAN still claims ‘persecution’ even though it is placed at an advantaged position.

“Nigerian Christians have 1st January to enjoy their first day of the year. Nobody can deny that this happened two days ago. But when the Muslims’ first day of the year comes (1st Muharram), there will be no holiday. When will CAN put itself in the Muslims’ shoes? Or rather when, indeed, will the Nigerian government give the Muslims what the colonial master denied them but gave the Christians? When will the Muslims get justice in this country? Here is persecution of Muslims that even CAN cannot deny. It happened just two days ago and we all saw it? Or is the granting of holiday for a Christian occasion and the denial of same to Muslims another form of persecution of CAN?

“Christians have five out of the eight holidays enjoyed by Nigerians. Muslims have three only. Yet CAN claims persecution. Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year Day, Easter Monday and Good Friday are all for Christians. We dare CAN to deny it. Are these not concrete priviledges enjoyed by Christians? Are the five holidays we mention here mere fallacies? Muslims only have three, namely, Id al-Kabiir, Id al-Fitr and Maulud an-Nabiyy. Is there any mathematical inexactitude in our calculation? Should CAN be complaining at all with this kind of setting?

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https://www.delaniblog.com.ng/2020/01/boxing-day-and-new-year-holidays-are-for-christians-only-muric/

This religious fanatical Boko haram wants to disturb social media again this year, looks like you have been too quiet or people have just been ignoring you.

Cry cry baby, So the new competition is about holidays not productivity, not even spirituality ...

Maxymilliano:
Cry cry baby, So the new competition is about holidays not productivity, not even spirituality ...

Mikelarteta:
This religious fanatical Boko haram wants to disturb social media again this year, looks like you have been too quiet or people have just been ignoring you.

Please keep mute. If it had been the other way round it would be Islamisation!

Saturdays and Sundays are for Christians too as there worship days!

Selfish bigots! They Sabi abuse

He is very correct.

AntiChristian:


Please keep mute. If had been the other way round it would be Islamisation!

Saturdays and Sundays are for Christians too as there worship days!

Selfish bigots! They Sabi abuse

But you also enjoy the Christian Holidays too naa. Do you go to work during these holidays?

Instead of thinking creatively & technically to make Nigeria rub shoulders with developed countries, na holiday matter wey go keep you for third world country level you dey cry for.

Mumu

Maxymilliano:


But you also enjoy the Christian Holidays too naa. Do you go to work during these holidays?

Instead of thinking creatively & technically to make Nigeria rub shoulders with developed countries, na holiday matter wey go keep you for third world country level you dey cry for.

Mumu

See as you're shifting goal post. Who said I'm not thinking creatively....

Does enjoying an Holiday makes it a Muslim holiday? The man is right in what he said. Mock your mentality not him!