₦airaland Forum

19th June, 2018

PRESS RELEASE:

MURIC CHALLENGES CAN TO ENDORSE

OR DISOWN ANTI-MUSLIM VIDEO



The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has strongly condemned a video clip of a Christian congregation in which the pastor is urging his audience not to vote for Muslim candidates. The group described the video, which has gone viral, as divisive, parochial and archaic.


In a statement signed by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, the human rights group said a pastor could be heard in the video telling his congregation inter alia, “2019 will be the deciding year. We must wake up. We will not use our hands to vote for people who will kill us. We will not vote for people who have value for cows than value for life…You can be in any party of your choice but don’t vote for anyone who is against your faith. Don’t vote for anyone who will forget your vote and slaughter your neck.”


MURIC said it was miffed that a section of Nigeria, nay, an Abrahamic faith could be planning something as heinous.


Continuing, the group said, “It is as conservative as it is unpragmatic and as reactionary as it is ludicrous. Although suspicion has been rife for some time that something like this was going on, it is only recently that concrete evidence has been obtained. We have the video. It cannot be denied. What is certain, however, is that this church is not the only one involved. The anti-Muslim campaign is being actively promoted in almost all churches. It just happened that only one was caught.


“We are constrained to put the records straight now that Muslims are being portrayed as killers by Nigerian artists and the Nigerian church. Just one example should suffice for economy of space. In spite of all the noise made about Muslims killing Christians, none of the five killers arrested over the gruesome murder of two Catholic bishops and church members in Benue is a Muslim: David Akenawe, Agada Tsesaa, Tarza Orvanya, Manga Husseini, and Ngyohov Shin are all Christians and members of the notorious Benue militia. But we are not surprised that the Nigeria media ignored this Breaking News.”




MURIC therefore challenged the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to either endorse or disown the video and its contents, saying, “We have no other option than to openly ask the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) if it is behind this move. Is CAN leadership aware of this segregational campaign? Did CAN initiate it or did it just endorse it? Should we also believe rumours of CAN’s surreptitious meetings with high ranking foreign diplomats in unholy hours of the day? Is CAN aware of the security implications of such meetings? Is CAN with Nigeria or against Nigeria? Et tu CAN? It had better not be.


“What kind of people are we that we continue to drag ourselves backwards while the rest of the world is going forward? Election campaign should be issue-based. Religion is not given any room in politics in other climes. Why should we be looking at the faith of a candidate and not his pedigree, his integrity and his antecedence?


It is a pity that CAN still pushes primordial sentiment like religion to the front burner when advanced countries only consider credibility and ability to deliver. Why is it that CAN cannot tolerate Muslim leadership after Muslims have tolerated Christian leadership for so long?”


The Islamic human rights outfit also wondered why Muslims should not be allowed to rule for the same long period that Christians have been in office.


“It is on record that of the 16 wasted years of PDP rule, a Muslim (former President Umaru Yaradua) only ruled for two years and he died in office. Christians ruled for 14 years (ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo: 8 years and Goodluck Jonathan: 6 years). So why can’t you live and let live?”


MURIC contended that the idea of Christians voting for Christians only in order to elect a Christian president is unrealistic.


“Even as divisive and destructive as it is, the idea of Christians voting for Christians only still remains naïve and utopia. Who told CAN that it can install a Christian president with an all-Christian vote? It is a mirage. CAN is day-dreaming. What if Muslims also ask their fellow Muslims not to vote for any Christian candidate? What do you think will happen? But we will not descend so low. We will not ask Muslims not to vote for Christian candidates. Whoever is behind this video and the anti-Muslim campaign in general is promoting anarchy.”


The organization argued that Nigeria is a heterogeneous, multi-religious and multi-cultural project which belongs to nobody and it is bigger than any section. For any progress to be made, Muslims and Christians as well as all ethnic groups, it said, have to sink their differences. “We all have to work together. Nigeria is a wrong candidate for ‘possessing your possession’ slogans.”


Akintola admitted that Nigeria is blessed with good Christian candidates and credible Muslim candidates. He urged Nigerians to create an enabling environment for the emergence of such good candidates. Narrowing the search to any particular religion or ethnic group, he argued, is not only self-defeating but also counter-productive.


Concluding, the group said it did not believe in religious politics. “In a nutshell, we reiterate our conviction that we do not believe in religious politics. We Muslims are prepared to peacefully coexist with our Christian neighbours in Nigeria. We urge Muslims to get their PVC and vote for both Christian and Muslim candidates of their choice. The only proviso is that such candidates must be reformers and game changers, not looters, kleptomaniacs and politicians in the daytime but armed robbers at night.”


Professor Ishaq Akintola,

Director,

Muslim Rights Concern
(MURIC)

All five of Nigeria’s wins at the World Cup have been against European sides, most recently against Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2014

Auladimeji:
Apart from copy and paste what else do you do for a living

Blogging

Moses about to beat Neymar in the fall challenge.

iceland go beat us. argentina go beat us.rain go beat us. hungry go beat us. buhari go beat us. sars go beat us. when will jesus come abeg?

sureheaven:
Does Islam believe in science and technology?

Thought they hate western education because it’s haram.

FTC

who invented science and technology?? was it the westerners?? or the Christians??

You're just a hypocrite for not doing thorough research despite being educated.

Kingsley1000:
U HATE MESSI NO BE SMALL O...EVEN ME A MAN U FAN COME DEY PITY THE GUY EEHYAA TO POOR MESSI

Nope....infact I love messi's personality than Ronaldo's

but I hate it when people were blind with sentimental judgement,love and hatred...
Although,Their comparison has made achieve a lot through my blog.

maynia:
Di Maria no be star
Dybala no be star
Banega no be star
Hinguain?
Rojo
But Mario be star?
Moutinho get experience wella?
Lol

No mind him..

Man is surrounded by 10 cheats and won Euro and he so wins
major tournaments club level(ucl) .....Some idiots are now saying Argentina no get stars like Portugal..lmao I don't want
to hear it. Like we don't know how
fraudulent that Barcelona team is. FRAUD 162m & 144m....

maynia:
Di Maria no be star Dybala no be star Banega no be star Hinguain? Rojo But Mario be star? Moutinho get experience wella? Lol

No mind him..
Man is surrounded by 10 cheats and won Euro and he so wins major tournaments club level(ucl) I don't want to hear it. Like we don't know how fraudulent that Barcelona team is. FRAUD

MrEgghead:
You're a coward if you can't mention them.

Enjoy your mental illness....if you can't google them¿

Vizzy4u:
[s] cr7 has be in a decent form of late. Most especially as d gazumped to UCL(final where he was anonymous) glory. And he's currently leading d portugal national team to succes in Russia but that does nt change anything as i wont jst come here n judge d past FEW seasons but general performance. RONALDO IS NOT A TEAM PLAYER.HE IS BUT BUT WILL DAMAGE A TEAM BCOZ OF HIS EGOCENTRIC BEHAVIOURS/PERFORMANCE. Like him or not,messi has his best,he has continuous carried barca upwards when thinks are nt gud. If there is a "g.o.d of football", it is one person surely. He will be Leonel messi. Hats off [/s]

Mr No brainer

MrEgghead:
If you can't give an outright answer it means you didn't watch the match either; your point is based on hearsays....Only messi and Aguero are the outright world class that started the game,Hope this helps?

Don't be bias,boy
Argentina A-Z were full of Stars

You could have say, they lack structure...

Vizzy4u:
cr7 is beta than leo in jst one sense. He played for different clubs than leo. Ronaldo is forcing himself but messi is jst raw n pure like a wine. Il est le meilleur mondial!(he is the world best)

Nope....don't remain dulled..
Messi is gifted..... but Ronaldo is a worker...A struggler to be precise...
Ronaldo is a Complete player in every Aspect...
Messi is only gifted(with magic feet)
That's it.


I'd like to become a Man in my next world and be like messi(God's gift) because I don't want to suffer/struggle like Ronaldo before being successful...


I watched Evra interview yesterday about a Lunch with Ronaldo

MrEgghead:
Aside Aguero , Name any other world class that started the game, Meza, Tagliafico or Perez or Salvio...That's the theory Ronaldo fans always use to justify themselves...Like the same Portugal didn't beat France without him.

Go and watch the replays, mofo...
Ronaldo coach the team!

Horlaboy51:
Star studded Please mention the star currently in Argentina squad? Look at the line-up, only Aguero, Messi and Otamendi. Maschenaro or meza is a star?

Portugal have more experience and star team bro. Fonte, Pepe, Moutinho, Silva, Mario, Ronaldo ...

You've got zero-football brain.....

#Sentimental barca fan

erique007:
I believe this world cup is teaching us things about life, irrespective of whatever angle you look at it from.
pls let us channel one or two lessons into our reasoning as Nigerians and as Africans.
It will go a long way in shaping the way we read meaning into life.

what are the teachings?

The difference is Cr7 has a great team average but disciplined, organized and have a good chemistry playing together while Messi has a team filled with great talents but disorganized, undisciplined and have no chemistry at all not forgetting worst coach.

ahhhh....3 nil hope for Nigeria

Argentina and Messi bottling LMAO...
Whereas..That pig's prediction would be joke.... Either Nigeria or Argentina might qualify

Sarahdev00:
But it’s a goal scorer that’s there not tournament.

Yeah...But they mean Goal scorer in a tournament not in a match
They made it(tournament) invincible for gullible punters.... But a Brilliant Punter would make Big win out of it....

is that clear??

iscom:
Bet9ja failed this time. The juju that predicted Rolando will score 4 goals failed them. they should pay people their money. [s]How can a person play Rolando under 3.5 for a tournament? Is that person a fool? [/s] Had it been Roland score 4 goals do you know how many billions they will make and would they hide the game? Bet9ja is fond of scamming people. Don't just consult your oracle and bring game out. Sometimes oracle failed. Negotiate with the bettors to know how much you can pay them. There are daily games in antepost. There is no mistake in betting. #bet9ja.pay.our.money

Shut your fvcking trap! how many goals does he and messi scored in the last tournament(Brazil 2014) Nothing like fowl play here..... You guys don't know much about your addict staking....Men for that matter smh... World Cup isn't like UCL where there's home and away and you play with inferior teams...likewise Fa Cup,Copa italian and freaking Copa del rey...etc.
World cup is a very high competition....History of World cup Golden Boot Holders always have it at 5 goals or below..... encyclopedia is your friend.... Bet9ja are very wise...

wisino1:
my brother I tire oh....or who will play messi under 2.5 in the whole tournament..... My game entered yesterday too......they better look for a way to pay

Wait until the whole tournament is finished....The game will be decided afterwards....

Sarahdev00:
B947ECCPZQRQPS-5413453
Will bet9ja pay this game like this

Nope .....unless the game comes after the whole tournament.... The game clause is meant for the tournament not per match. is that ok

Senegal really won today because they didn’t let any light-skinned niggas on their team. Whole squad focused.

CertifiedGuy:
Only 4 cars

How many cars,your whole generation get??

Meanwhile, Donald Duke Declares Intention To Run For
President In 2019. He does this every 4
years... He would be back in 2023....

I'm so sad right now....
Exactly what they're planing for whole Muslims.... The best way to defeat your opponent is to turn the back of majority against them.... A clear illusion... God will save His people.

Obasanjo wants to stop us from discussing
this June 12 victory. He wants to stop us
from celebrating MKO Abiola He sees it as
a TKO. Don't fall for it.

Neyoor:
Hmmmn, tell me more. I only know it's the 5 daily prayers that is compulsory

5 daily salat were compulsory and far better than Voluntary or sunnah yofila....
But yofila during Ramadan has great reward, you wouldn't want to miss...assuming it's physical