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| Muhammadu Buhari and Yemi Osinbajo |
Editor’s note: President Muhammdu Buhari has faced heavy
criticism concerning what many termed as lopsided that seems to favour the
north and Muslims.
In this
opinion by Femi Fani-Kayode, he quotes Pastor Bright Bayo Oladeji, who asks
Christians why they are sideline in Buhari’s appointments and responds that
true change will not come until Christians and southerners are treated as
equals.
The letter
“Where
are the Christians who sold the Church? The Islamic agenda is being perfected.
Prof Ishaq Oloyede, a preeminent Islamic fanatic who said he was not aware
Christians are being attacked and killed is now to head JAMB replacing Prof
Ojerinde, a Baptist.
Four
Muslims were not replaced, but left to continue. Out of the 17 offices, 9 new
replacement are Muslims and 4 retained are Muslims. 13 out of 17 are now
Muslims. NUC, Muslim, JAMB, Muslim; TETCOM, Muslim.
Where are
those Christian leaders who sold the Church for a plate of porridge? Where are
those telling us Prof Yemi Osinbajo would stand for the Church being a Pastor?
Do they involve him in all these lopsided appointments in favour of the North
and Muslims or not? Do we have Christians among the APC leaders? Does
Odigie-Oyegun, the chairman of the ruling party belong to the Catholic church?
The fact that Buhari released these appointments the same day, the PUNCH Newspaper published an Editorial titled”Buhari’s parochial appointments”, a paper that endorsed his candidacy is a dirty slap on the nation. To say the least, it is a corruption with immunity. Many are afraid and being intimidated by the security operatives. Have we become second class citizens in our own country?”
MY TAKE:
Sadly the answer to the question is “YES”, Christians are now second class citizens in Nigeria. We warned our people but they wouldn’t listen.
Nigerians said they wanted “change” and now they must live with it.
Every Christian that supported President Buhari and the APC, including some of
the most prominent Church leaders, should bow their heads in shame.
As long
as this evil continues we will not remain silent and neither shall we be
intimidated. No matter how hard they try Nigeria will NEVER be Islamised and
neither will our faith be rubbished.
When
Christians are treated with respect and dignity and when they are honored that
is when we will know rhat true change has come. When Yoruba Muslims are allowed
to lead their northern counter-parts in prayer in the mosque that is when we
will know that true change has come. When the secularity of the Nigerian state
is reiterated and confirmed that is when we will know that true change has
come.
When
southerners are regarded as being on the same pedestal as northerners in the
affairs of our nation that is when we know that true change has come. When
Christians are no longer murdered in cold blood in some parts of the north
simply for exercising their faith whilst the govetnment turns a bkind eye that
is when we will know that true change has come.
When
Christians leaders are no longer subjected to insults and brutal assault by
over- zealous security agents simply for praying and reading the Holy Bible
that is when we will know that true change has come.
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When the Igbo people are not treated as pariah citizens and when their
children are no longer shot in the streets like stray dogs simply because, as a
people, they have their own dreams and aspirations and simply because they are
protesting against the manifest injustice that they have been subjected to in
the land, that is when we will know that true change has come.
When Middle Belters and the northern minorities are allowed to carve out
their own identity and when they are freed from the intimidation, harassment,
hegemony, genocide, cultural imperialism and slavery of the core Muslim north
then we will know that true change has come.
Until then the change that the Buhari administration has offered and
served to the Nigerian people is nothing but fake. It is a classic case of 419.
It is evil. It is wicked. It is nothing but a monumental fraud.
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