The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has berated the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) for remaining silent more than 72 hours after the appointment of five Christians and two Muslims as service chiefs by a Muslim president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The group argued that the Nigerian media as well as cyberspace would have been awash with protests from CAN had it been the other way round.

This was contained in a statement released from MURIC’s headquarters by its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, on Friday, 23rd June, 2023.

His statement in full:
“Five out of the seven service chiefs appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, 20th June, 2023 are Christians and only two are Muslims. The same numbers were repeated last week when special advisers were appointed. The latest appointments brings the ratio to 10:4.

“It is now more than 72 hours after the appointments were announced and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has not made any comment. It is unusual for the umbrella body of all Christians in Nigeria to remain quiet for so long particularly after such a momentous development.

“The usual cry of Islamisation has not rented the air. A Muslim president has made appointments heavily tilted against Muslims and instead of CAN to commend him the Christian body which is known for its gymnastic criticism and acrobatic intolerance towards Muslim leaders has maintained dead silence.

“Our deduction from this is that CAN is not really after fairness and equity. The Christian umbrella organisation is only interested in getting everything for Christians while Muslims get nothing. CAN just wants all and will employ any means, both fair and foul, but the latter more often than not.

“Islamisation, fulanisation, northern oligarchy and caliphate hegemony are mere tools of a well-crafted, false and malicious propaganda employed to armtwist Muslim leaders and Muslim politicians in general. But it is now clear that Islamisation is a sham. Fulanisation is a charade. Northern oligarchy is a phantom. Those who brandish them are articulated, demagogic and tramadolised blackmailers.

“MURIC calls out CAN to speak up. It is on record that several well-meaning groups have commended the latest steps taken by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, including the appointment of new service chiefs but we are yet to hear a word from CAN.

“It must also be put on record that a Muslim president that goes by the name Ahmed Tinubu has elected to appoint five Christians and only two Muslims as service chiefs even after picking another five Christians (Uwajumogu, Adedeji, Edun, Alake and Verheijen) and two Muslims (Darazo and Salma) as special advisers last week.

“We do not need mathematicians before arriving at ten Christians against four Muslims only in the present lineup. Mallam Nuhu Ribadu cannot be counted twice. Statisticians will call that duplication and they will be right. But we do know for certain that CAN will not protest over this.

“However, we reiterate the position taken by us two days ago, namely, that Nigerians, especially the Muslim Ummah, should wait until all appointments have been made before judging the Tinubu administration.

“Nonetheless, non-judgemental analysis like the one above is inevitable while we all wait to see the numbers of Muslim ministers that will emerge from the South West and if any Muslim minister will come from Taraba, Nasarawa and Adamawa States.”

Professor Ishaq Akintola,
Executive Director,
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC).

Report By: PRNigeria.com

https://prnigeria.com/2023/06/24/can-not-protest-muric/

This mad group.

Nah wa o.

These fools don't know that considering the fact that the president and his vice are both muslims, all the appointees should be Christians. I think that the number of Muslims appointed already is too much

Akintola. . . funny enough dem no send u up north ooo. . .tone down the rehtoric!!!!

The chief Yoruba Muslims has spoken.

Mtcheeew

The only way you can please some Christians is to hand over everything to them. In one breath, they will say Muslims give birth without control, in another, they will say Nigeria has more Christians than Muslims. Hypocrisy resides in some churches.

That's their business.

All I know is that Pandora will never never see the gates of Aso Rock even if elections were to be conducted 50xs

Na religion go finish this country laslas.
The West and the Arabs that brought this 2 major religions to us are not as religious as we are in Nigeria again.
Why can't we make our traditional religion state religion sef.

Count the main service chiefs. I want to get something

I support the muslim for this, christian are just making unnecessary noise like obedients. To vote sef they no fit vote.

if we don't kill religion,religion will kill us in this country,christians and muslims are the problem of nigeria

Idiot, show us where you protested when 99% were Muslims

The only simple question for this fool of a man is:
Would Nigeria exist with a Christian president and a Christian Vice? If he can not honestly answer this question, then he is a more giant hypocrite of our time

Please he should name the 10 christian service chiefs or remain an idiot.

Does this man really enjoy being a MUMURIC always?

It's extremely impossible to find an upright man as a Muslim.
Integrity, fairness, objectivity, justice and righteousness are never associated with Islam without them being twisted subjectively.

NSA
Army Chief
Air Chief

These are the most important positions in the security department of Armed Forces. Muslims were carefully selected for these positions.
You think you are wise MuRiC

Their business though. Whatever it is, CAN doesn't and will never speak for me. CAN ceased to exist after Onaiyekan, and went berserk and irredeemably corrupted under Oritsejafor.

zeuss:
This mad group.

Mad they might be, but they're right. I remember a mad man was even once a special adviser to a man folks claim has the answer to all of Nigeria's problems.

Religions that the appointees subscribe to does not really matter but what positive contribution they can make to save the impoverished masses. However, majority of the masses have been brainwashed to the extent that they also view everything from the prism of religion. This weakness of the masses is recognized by the political class and other people with ulterior motives and this they exploit to the fullest to keep the masses divided and distracted while keeping themselves relevant and powerful.

CAN does not represent christians, dey only represent dia personal interest...

Christian association of Nigeria CAN is an unfortunate association claiming religious body

Now, this is gaslighting

These guys are a bunch of joke. Lol

yarimo:
Christian association of Nigeria CAN is an unfortunate association claiming religious body

CAN is better than Jihadists that killed Deborah.

Mumuric, the one member group. That Akintola dude always dey misyarn.

ZKOSOSO:
Does this man really enjoy being a MUMURIC always?

It's extremely impossible to find an upright man as a Muslim.
Integrity, fairness, objectivity, justice and righteousness are never associated with Islam without them being twisted subjectively.

Why not try and dispute the issues raised instead of attacking the poster?

NoSentimentNo:
Religions that the appointees subscribe to does not really matter but what positive contribution they can make to save the impoverished masses. However, majority of the masses have been brainwashed to the extent that they also view everything from the prism of religion. This weakness of the masses is recognized by the political class and other people with ulterior motives and this they exploit to the fullest to keep the masses divided and distracted while keeping themselves relevant and powerful.

But matters when CAN was crying if buhari appointing Muslims. It matters when CAN was crying islamisation

talented321:
I support the muslim for this, christian are just making unnecessary noise like obedients. To vote sef they no fit vote.

Dafe20:
Akintola. . . funny enough dem no send u up north ooo. . .tone down the rehtoric!!!!

Truth is northerners by their nature don’t make noise.

NoSentimentNo:
Religions that the appointees subscribe to does not really matter but what positive contribution they can make to save the impoverished masses. However, majority of the masses have been brainwashed to the extent that they also view everything from the prism of religion. This weakness of the masses is recognized by the political class and other people with ulterior motives and this they exploit to the fullest to keep the masses divided and distracted while keeping themselves relevant and powerful.

But you never for once criticized CAN for its numerous Islamization claims. Never. Prove me wrong, and I’m waiting.

Can't this Mumuric man STFU?