Controversy! We must fight against Buhari’s plot – Igbo Elder statesman

– Prof- Ben Nwabueze believes Buhari is trying to Islamise Nigeria

– The Igbo Elder statesman has called on Christians to resist the president’s alleged plot

– He is of the opinion that if the president pushes the agenda, Nigeria’s peace will be threatened

– The Christian Elders Forum has also berated the  Federal Government for allowing Nigeria to be included in theSaudi Arabia-led coalition against terrorism

President Muhammadu Buhari has been berated by Prof Ben Nwabueze for an alleged plot to Islamise Nigeria.

Prof Nwabueze called on Christians in Nigeria to rise against any move to Islamize the country. He warned that the sec­ular status of the country must be respected.

In an interaction with journalists at his Lagos home on the recent move by President Muhammadu Buhari to drag Nigeria to the Saudi Arabia-led Coali­tion Against Terror, Prof Nwabueze said: “We have had this kind of thing be­fore when Gen. Ibrahim Babangida took Nigeria into the Organisation of Is­lamic Countries (OIC).

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Prof Ben Nwabueze has called on Christians to resist every move to Islamise Nigeria

“You remember that and that nearly tore this coun­try into pieces and I re­member the crisis created by this. The secular status of this country must be respected. Religion is one of the things that arouse so much bitterness. People regard their religion, their faith as an essential part of their being, both in life here and life after; they should not play with the religious character of this country. That’s why it’s said that no religion must be adopted as the religion of the state.

“Now this thing about coalition of countries head­ed by Saudi Arabia against terrorism, this country is not a Muslim country. It’s not a Muslim state. If they are forming alliances of Muslim states, okay but don’t drag Nigeria into it,” he said.

Breaking Times reports that the Elder statesman applauded Christians in the north­ern part of the country for rising against the move, he said: “Chris­tians in the North are not strong enough to challenge the action. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Christians all over the country should be up in arms as they were when Babangida took us to OIC. I’m surprised that the ac­tion so far has not engulfed the whole country.”

In reaction to a question on the reputation of the Presi­dent and having what it takes to fight corruption, he said: “They are two is­sues; the will is one issue, you may have the will and I think he has the will but is he going about it the right way?

Is perversion not an as­pect of corruption? You pervert the constitution, institutions all in the name of the war against corrup­tion, what is that? Is that not corruption?” Prof Nwabueze opined.

In the same vein, a group known as the Nigerian Christian Elders Forum (NCEF), on Friday, March 18 lashed at the Federal Government over the country’s recent inclusion in the Saudi Arabia-led coalition against terrorism.

President Buhari face heavy criticism for allowing Nigeria’s admission into the Saudi-led coalition against terrorism.

Condemning government’s decision, NCEF Chairman, Solomon Asemota while speaking with reporters in Abuja said the action clearly negated the rights of Nigerians as well a disregard for the views of non-Muslim Nigerians who took part in bringing the new administration to power.

Asemota said: “Including Nigeria in the Saudi Arabia Military coalition of Muslims/Arab nations would appear that the foreign policy thrust of the current administration is to make Nigeria a satellite state of Saudi Arabia,”

“Any nation in which Islamists believe that they are sufficiently strong to exercise influence rarely experiences peace.

“Mr. President should kindly remember that over 50 per cent non-Muslims of Nigeria did not vote for the nation to become Sharia compliant,” the group said.

President Muhammadu Buhari had recently announced the decision to join the Saudi Arabia based group so as to fight terrorism.

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Daily Post reports that the group maintained that Nigeria’s inclusion in the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC), in 1975, as well as its recent inclusion in the Saudi-led coalition was an attempt by Muslim leaders to dominate the country, with the teachings of Islam.

“While Islam is a religion; Islamism, otherwise called political Islam, is a set of ideologies that hold that Islam is not a religion, but a political system meant to dominate the environment in which it is practised,” Asemota said.

Pointing out that some of the policies of the present government was a major cause of concern to Nigerians,Asemota said: “N900 billion was released as bailout to states without appropriation. International commitments are being made without recourse to the National Assembly.”

Asemota further condemned what he described as, “Attempt to fund deficit in the 2016 budget through issuance of Sukkuk loan which is a Sharia compliant loan.”

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