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The Federal Government has urged religious leaders in the country to refrain from stoking the embers of hatred and disunity, warning that resorting to scorched-earth rhetoric at this time could trigger unintended consequences.

”While religious leaders have a responsibility to speak truth to power, such truth must not come wrapped in anger, hatred, disunity and religious disharmony,” the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said in a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday.

He said it is particularly graceless and impious for any religious leader to use the period of Christmas, which is a season of peace, to stoke the embers of hatred, sectarian strife and national disunity.
”Calling for a violent overthrow of a democratically-elected government, no matter how disguised such a call is, and casting a particular religion as violent is not what any religious leader should engage in, and certainly not in a season of peace,” Alhaji Mohammed said, adding that instigating regime change outside the ballot box is not only unconstitutional but also an open call to anarchy.

He said while some religious leaders, being human, may not be able to disguise their national leadership preference, they should refrain from stigmatizing the leader they have never supported anyway, using well-worn and disproved allegations of nepotism or whatever.

The Minister said whatever challenges Nigeria may be going through at this moment can only be tackled when all leaders and indeed all Nigerians come together, not when some people arrogantly engage in name-calling and finger-pointing.

Restoresp:
It is well

hisexcellency34:
The Federal Government has urged religious leaders in the country to refrain from stoking the embers of hatred and disunity, warning that resorting to scorched-earth rhetoric at this time could trigger unintended consequences.

”While religious leaders have a responsibility to speak truth to power, such truth must not come wrapped in anger, hatred, disunity and religious disharmony,” the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said in a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday.

He said it is particularly graceless and impious for any religious leader to use the period of Christmas, which is a season of peace, to stoke the embers of hatred, sectarian strife and national disunity.
”Calling for a violent overthrow of a democratically-elected government, no matter how disguised such a call is, and casting a particular religion as violent is not what any religious leader should engage in, and certainly not in a season of peace,” Alhaji Mohammed said, adding that instigating regime change outside the ballot box is not only unconstitutional but also an open call to anarchy.

He said while some religious leaders, being human, may not be able to disguise their national leadership preference, they should refrain from stigmatizing the leader they have never supported anyway, using well-worn and disproved allegations of nepotism or whatever.

The Minister said whatever challenges Nigeria may be going through at this moment can only be tackled when all leaders and indeed all Nigerians come together, not when some people arrogantly engage in name-calling and finger-pointing.
https://www.independent.ng/fg-warns-religious-leaders-against-making-inciting-provocative-statements/

Iykopee:
Bishop gave them an uppercut, Lai Mohammed came defending like Christian Benteke when Aston Villa was down to 10 men on the pitch against Manchester united.

Alhaji Mohammed said, instigating regime change outside the ballot box is not only unconstitutional but also an open call to anarchy.

gurunlocker:
But they can call for removal of a President when they were yet in power then?


You don't do what you can't take...

Racoon:
Can Lai Mohammed preach this gospel to his boss who committed same treason on Dec.31st.1983 but who have never apologized to this nation or was punished? Didnt Buhari asked that Ya'Addua be impeach by the senate or Jonathan should resign? Were those once to be achieve via the ballot box?

What is wrong in calling for a non-performing govt to give way.Perhaps Lai is not conversant with how protest globally have led to the removal of many govt.A failed govt does not want resign, leave our national life nor allow people to register their grievances.Are we cursed?

Meanwhile, Father Kuka said Buhari government is marked with unbridled nepotism that have grounded the country.He rightly inferred that, a coup would have long taken place were the present Buhari bigoted, clannish, nepotic and ethnic supremacist government is being administered by a southerner.