₦airaland Forum

Ahead of the 2019 general elections, President
Muhammadu Buhari has advised politicians not
to politicize the election by introducing division
between the two dominant religious groups in
the country, the Christians and Muslims. President Buhari in an opinion piece published in
Church Times of UK described himself as a Muslim
and descendant of Abraham, stated that Nigeria
has the largest Christian population in the
continent. He said that he had come under heavy attack as
someone that wants to Islamize Nigeria despite
the fact that the Boko Haram sect has accused
him of being against Islam, adding that the Vice
President, Yemi Osinbajo that is a devout Christian
has also been accused of being lukewarm by selling out his religion in support of him (Buhari) The President said, “In 1844, the Revd Samuel
Ajayi Crowther returned home to Yoruba land
(now part of modern-day Nigeria). Twenty years
earlier, he had been kidnapped and sold to
European slave traders who were bound for the
Americas. He was freed by an abolitionist naval patrol, and received by the Church Missionary
Society. There, he found his calling. “Crowther made his voyage home to establish
the first Anglican mission in Yoruba land. He came
with the first Bibles translated into Yoruba and
Hausa languages. He opened dialogue and
discussion with those of other faiths. And his
mission was a success: Crowther later became the first African Anglican bishop in Africa. “Today, Nigeria has the largest Christian
population on the continent. The messages and
teachings of Christianity are part of the fabric of
each person’s life. “Along with the millions of Christians in Nigeria
today, I believe in peace, tolerance, and
reconciliation; in the institution of the family, the
sanctity of marriage, and the honour of fidelity; in
hope, compassion, and divine revelatio. “Like Bishop Crowther, I am a descendant of
Abraham; unlike him, I am a Muslim. I believe our
two great religions can not only peacefully
coexist but also flourish together. But Muslims
and Christians must first turn to one another in
compassion. For, as it says in Amos 3.3: “Do two walk together, unless they have agreed to
meet?” “As they are People of the Book, I believe that
there is far more that unites Muslims and
Christians than divides them. In fact, I believe that
the messages of the Bible are universal: available
for anyone to exercise, and instructive to all. “We must resist the temptation to retreat into our
communities, because, if we do, we can only look
inwards. It is only when we mix that we can
reach new and greater possibilities. “Whichever religion or religious denomination
they choose to follow, Nigerians are devout.
Anything that Nigerians believe will place
impositions on their practice, and belief is
therefore sure to cause widespread alarm. “And, unfortunately, there are those who seek to
divide Nigerians — and our two great religions
— and to do so for their own advantage. “I stand accused — paradoxically — of trying to
Islamise Nigeria while also being accused by
Boko Haram terrorists of being against Islam. My
Vice-President is a devout man, a Christian
pastor. He, too, is accused of selling out his
religion, because of his support for me. “This is not the first time that I — or, indeed, my
Christian-Muslim evenly split cabinet — have
been the subject of such nonsense. Fortunately,
the facts speak differently from the words of
those who seek to divide us from one another. “Since my administration has been in power,
Boko Haram has been significantly and fatally
degraded; I have befriended church leaders and
church groups both within and outside our
country; my Vice-President has addressed and
opened dialogue with Muslims up and down our land. “In all things, we seek that which all well-
meaning Christians and well-meaning Muslims
must seek: to unite, respect, and never to divide.
Does it not say “There is no compulsion in
religion” (Qur’an 2.256)? Does it not say “Forbid
him not: for he that is not against us is for us” (Luke 9.50)? This, surely, is the path that
followers of both our two great religions must
walk “Unfortunately, those who wish us all to walk
apart have recently found another focus for their
efforts: the tragic clashes between nomadic
herdsmen and settled farmers in the central
regions of Nigeria. “For generations, herders have driven their cattle
from the north to the centre of our country; they
tend to be predominantly Muslim, although not
exclusively. The farmers, in certain areas of
central Nigeria, are predominantly Christian. “The causes of this conflict are not religious or
theological, but temporal. At the heart of this
discord is access to rural land, exacerbated both
by climate change and population growth. “Sadly, there are some who seek to play fast and
loose and so make others believe that these are
not the facts. When religion is claimed as the
cause — and by those who know that it is not —
it only makes finding a resolution more difficult. “The government has taken action to mediate, to
bring the two groups together in peace and
unity. But we also need all parties to follow the
teachings of the scriptures, and encourage
reconciliation rather than cause division. As it is
said: “Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear?” (Mark 8.18). “As our constitution codifies, politicising religion
has no place in Nigeria; for it makes us turn away
from one another; it makes us retreat into our
communities and walk different paths. “I believe that there is a better way. To those who
seek to divide, I still hold my hand out in
brotherhood and forgiveness. I ask only that
they stop, and instead encourage us to turn
towards one another in love and compassion.
Nigeria belongs to all of us. This is what I believe.”

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Peter12396:
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, President
Muhammadu Buhari has advised politicians not
to politicize the election by introducing division
between the two dominant religious groups in
the country, the Christians and Muslims. President Buhari in an opinion piece published in
Church Times of UK described himself as a Muslim
and descendant of Abraham, stated that Nigeria
has the largest Christian population in the
continent. He said that he had come under heavy attack as
someone that wants to Islamize Nigeria despite
the fact that the Boko Haram sect has accused
him of being against Islam, adding that the Vice
President, Yemi Osinbajo that is a devout Christian
has also been accused of being lukewarm by selling out his religion in support of him (Buhari) The President said, “In 1844, the Revd Samuel
Ajayi Crowther returned home to Yoruba land
(now part of modern-day Nigeria). Twenty years
earlier, he had been kidnapped and sold to
European slave traders who were bound for the
Americas. He was freed by an abolitionist naval patrol, and received by the Church Missionary
Society. There, he found his calling. “Crowther made his voyage home to establish
the first Anglican mission in Yoruba land. He came
with the first Bibles translated into Yoruba and
Hausa languages. He opened dialogue and
discussion with those of other faiths. And his
mission was a success: Crowther later became the first African Anglican bishop in Africa. “Today, Nigeria has the largest Christian
population on the continent. The messages and
teachings of Christianity are part of the fabric of
each person’s life. “Along with the millions of Christians in Nigeria
today, I believe in peace, tolerance, and
reconciliation; in the institution of the family, the
sanctity of marriage, and the honour of fidelity; in
hope, compassion, and divine revelatio. “Like Bishop Crowther, I am a descendant of
Abraham; unlike him, I am a Muslim. I believe our
two great religions can not only peacefully
coexist but also flourish together. But Muslims
and Christians must first turn to one another in
compassion. For, as it says in Amos 3.3: “Do two walk together, unless they have agreed to
meet?” “As they are People of the Book, I believe that
there is far more that unites Muslims and
Christians than divides them. In fact, I believe that
the messages of the Bible are universal: available
for anyone to exercise, and instructive to all. “We must resist the temptation to retreat into our
communities, because, if we do, we can only look
inwards. It is only when we mix that we can
reach new and greater possibilities. “Whichever religion or religious denomination
they choose to follow, Nigerians are devout.
Anything that Nigerians believe will place
impositions on their practice, and belief is
therefore sure to cause widespread alarm. “And, unfortunately, there are those who seek to
divide Nigerians — and our two great religions
— and to do so for their own advantage. “I stand accused — paradoxically — of trying to
Islamise Nigeria while also being accused by
Boko Haram terrorists of being against Islam. My
Vice-President is a devout man, a Christian
pastor. He, too, is accused of selling out his
religion, because of his support for me. “This is not the first time that I — or, indeed, my
Christian-Muslim evenly split cabinet — have
been the subject of such nonsense. Fortunately,
the facts speak differently from the words of
those who seek to divide us from one another. “Since my administration has been in power,
Boko Haram has been significantly and fatally
degraded; I have befriended church leaders and
church groups both within and outside our
country; my Vice-President has addressed and
opened dialogue with Muslims up and down our land. “In all things, we seek that which all well-
meaning Christians and well-meaning Muslims
must seek: to unite, respect, and never to divide.
Does it not say “There is no compulsion in
religion” (Qur’an 2.256)? Does it not say “Forbid
him not: for he that is not against us is for us” (Luke 9.50)? This, surely, is the path that
followers of both our two great religions must
walk “Unfortunately, those who wish us all to walk
apart have recently found another focus for their
efforts: the tragic clashes between nomadic
herdsmen and settled farmers in the central
regions of Nigeria. “For generations, herders have driven their cattle
from the north to the centre of our country; they
tend to be predominantly Muslim, although not
exclusively. The farmers, in certain areas of
central Nigeria, are predominantly Christian. “The causes of this conflict are not religious or
theological, but temporal. At the heart of this
discord is access to rural land, exacerbated both
by climate change and population growth. “Sadly, there are some who seek to play fast and
loose and so make others believe that these are
not the facts. When religion is claimed as the
cause — and by those who know that it is not —
it only makes finding a resolution more difficult. “The government has taken action to mediate, to
bring the two groups together in peace and
unity. But we also need all parties to follow the
teachings of the scriptures, and encourage
reconciliation rather than cause division. As it is
said: “Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear?” (Mark 8.18). “As our constitution codifies, politicising religion
has no place in Nigeria; for it makes us turn away
from one another; it makes us retreat into our
communities and walk different paths. “I believe that there is a better way. To those who
seek to divide, I still hold my hand out in
brotherhood and forgiveness. I ask only that
they stop, and instead encourage us to turn
towards one another in love and compassion.
Nigeria belongs to all of us. This is what I believe.”

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Jihadist who wants christains to be forcefully converted to Islam

Yes ..oneness and united Nigeria should be our priorities task.Atiku is not even the baffling problems but. ..the Tom ,Dick, and Harry in that party.PDP

Election time Don reach

I am 100% sure buhari has no idea of this letter.