23rd June,
2023
PRESS RELEASE:
10 CHRISTIANS,
4 MUSLIMS : CAN WILL NOT PROTEST – MURIC
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has berated
the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) for remaining silent more than 72
hours after the appointment of five Christians and two Muslims as service
chiefs by a Muslim president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The group argued that the
Nigerian media as well as cyberspace would have been awash with protests from
CAN had it been the other way round.
This was contained in a statement released
from MURIC’s headquarters by its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola,
on Friday, 23rd June, 2023.
His statement in full :
“Five out of the seven service chiefs
appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, 20th June, 2023
are Christians and only two are Muslims. The same numbers were repeated last week when special
advisers were appointed. The latest appointments brings the ratio to 10:4.
“It is now
more than 72 hours after the appointments were announced and the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN) has not made any comment. It is unusual for the
umbrella body of all Christians in Nigeria to remain quiet for so long
particularly after such a momentous development.
“The usual
cry of Islamisation has not rented the air. A Muslim president has made appointments
heavily tilted against Muslims and instead of CAN to commend him the Christian
body which is known for its gymnastic criticism and acrobatic intolerance
towards Muslim leaders has maintained dead silence.
“Our deduction
from this is that CAN is not really after fairness and equity. The Christian
umbrella organisation is only interested in getting everything for Christians
while Muslims get nothing. CAN just wants all
and will employ any means, both fair and foul, but the latter more often than
not.
“Islamisation, fulanisation, northern oligarchy and caliphate
hegemony are mere tools of a well-crafted, false and malicious propaganda
employed to armtwist Muslim leaders and Muslim politicians in general. But it
is now clear that Islamisation is a sham. Fulanisation is a charade. Northern
oligarchy is a phantom. Those who brandish them are articulated, demagogic and
tramadolised blackmailers.
“MURIC calls out CAN
to speak up. It is on record that several well-meaning groups have commended
the latest steps taken by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, including the
appointment of new service chiefs but we are yet to hear a word from CAN.
“It must also be put
on record that a Muslim president that goes by the name Ahmed Tinubu has
elected to appoint five Christians and only two Muslims as service chiefs even
after picking another five Christians (Uwajumogu, Adedeji, Edun, Alake and Verheijen) and two Muslims (Darazo and Salma) as special advisers last week.
“We do not need mathematicians
before arriving at ten Christians against four Muslims only in the present
lineup. Mallam Nuhu Ribadu cannot be counted twice. Statisticians will call
that duplication and they will be right. But we do know for certain that CAN
will not protest over this.
“However, we reiterate
the position taken by us two days ago, namely, that Nigerians, especially the
Muslim Ummah, should wait until all appointments have been made before judging
the Tinubu administration.
“Nonetheless, non-judgemental
analysis like the one above is inevitable while we all wait to see the numbers
of Muslim ministers that will emerge from the South West and if any Muslim
minister will come from Taraba, Nasarawa and Adamawa States.”
#Ratio10:4
#CANMustSpeakUp
Professor Ishaq Akintola,
Executive Director,
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC).
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