The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has asked the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to either endorse or disown ‘This is Nigeria’ video by Folarin Falana, aka Falz the Bahd Guy.

The Muslim body had announced that it will no longer approach the court to seek a ban on the video.

In a statement on Tuesday, its Director, Prof Ishaq Akintola, urged CAN to declare its position on the matter.

“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?” He asked.

The Islamic human rights outfit also wondered why Muslims should not be allowed to rule for the same long period that Christians had 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?

“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,” it added.

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 was 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.

“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,” he said.

https://www.google.com.ng/amp/dailypost.ng/2018/06/19/nigeria-muric-takes-battle-falz-can/amp/

LALASTICLALA

Hmmm.

“What kind of people are we that we continue to drag ourselves backwards while the rest of the world is going forward?

NOW THIS IS FUNNY

Terrorists will not rest until they drag everyone to hell where they belong ......



Yoruba Muslims sef

CAN should just ignore these people

HIT LIKE BUTTON IF YOU BELIEVE THAT ISHAQ AKINTOLA IS AN IDIOT

What is MURIC's stand as regards the killings of Christians by the herdsmen along the Benue valley? Are they in support? We need to know too.

Bla bla bla....

Ramos de Sallah people

To slap this guy dey always hungry me

It is getting more serious.this man medication no dey work again. The man is a disgrace to whatever institution gave him his doctorate.. Baba wehrey.

See ehhn, any CAN Exco that glorifies this akintola or mumuric guys with a response should be fired and made to sweep his entire church alone for one full month.

Such disgusting and appalling remarks...
Nonsense

Think it's time we begin ignoring this noisesome pestilence that flies by day.

Abubakar Shekau of Lagos state.

Continue to shake the dangerous table. It will soon fall on ya head. Yeye 'quota system professor'

If to said that Nigeria have law that is functional, this idiot supposed to be in jail by now. But why will Federal Government arrest Zazzky and avoid this idiot? What is your problem with CAN? You said that you will take Falz to court but when his father said that he is waiting for you in Court and you run. Ugly animal.

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Iberibeism transmission

Muric

Muric is angry CAN caught Buhari.

What has CAN got to do with falz Video?


This guy is just being moronic... looking for straws to cling on..

How e take concern CAN?

Cc: HigherEd CodeTemplar

naijaking1:
IJOBA2 is now BAILMONEY.
Shame to this curse named Akintola!

E BE LIKE SAY YOUR DRUGS DON FINISH ABI

Yorubas is the problem of this country.

MURIC is now a national disgrace. Until Muslims stand up and call their terrorist organization to order, we will continue to be terrorised by this MURIC

Being poor and stupid is not just ur only problem, u still want to drag every other person along...ogbenye na amusu....

Finally this muric man has lost it.

What is can 's business with Falz song? Is can now a court of law or what?

Why is muric trying to sensationalise the issue of voting? Will muric allow a christian to rule in bauchI, sokoto, Kano even kaduna and niger that have good christian population?

During the last election, particularly in the north, the pattern was through religious line.

Why can't muric advocate for a southwesterner to be the head of Nigeria Muslims instead of the northerners?

Why cant muric channel her strength to making FG step up their game in ending boko haram, fulani militia , herdsmen killing and above all free Leah sharibu?

The FG should caution this man , hence the drums of war is beating will not only consume him but make the country go into flames.

This is how it starts, in 10 years time if nothing is done now, it might be Nigeria battling insurgents in Ondo creek.

The Rise of New BH is looming gradually.

Before I forget, somebody should tell Akintola that there are more Christians than Muslims.