Another terrorist group holding nigeria Hostage is Religion groups.

Another terrorist group holding nigeria Hostage is Religion groups.

Another terrorist group holding nigeria Hostage is Religion groups. Read this : Confab: CAN accuses Kutigi of favouring Muslims
23.Apr.2014 Paschal Okeke-Abuja

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed reservations on the composition of the members of the National Conference Committee on Religion and has stated that the chairman of the conferenec, Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi, has done his wish to ensure that the leadership of the committees favours Muslims in Nigeria.

In a statement signed by its Director, National Issues, Dr Sunny Oibe, CAN said that: “He is from Niger State and the Committee on Religion should be a sensitive committee. The chairman has decided to scatter the Christians in the confab and now brought Nurudeen Lemu, the son of Sheikh Lemu, who is also from Niger State, to chair the committee and did not pick any delegate representing the Christian Association of Nigeria.

The statement further read: “The supposed Christian in the committee, Dr Jonathan Obaje, representing the Diaspora in the confab, has been given express permission by Kutigi to travel back overseas for holiday; he is not even in Nigeria at present and does not represent CAN. The delegate is not around and Christians will be affected during voting. Bishop Felix Ajakaiye, who was named co-chairman of the committee, is representing Ekiti State and not CAN. In that case, we have already lost and the ratio will now be 12 members for Muslims and six for Christians.”

CAN also alleged that Justice Kutigi was working out a script to undermine the interest of Christians in the confab, saying ordinarily, Christians who had been on the receiving end from the members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect in the North should produce the co-chairman in the Committee on Religion.

“But what Kutigi did was to pick a Muslim from the North as chairman and a Christian from the South West (Ajakaiye), who has little or no knowledge of what is happening in the North as co-chairman. The interest of Christians in this case, will not be adequately protected. Already, the confab is a stage-managed conference. President Goodluck Jonathan has a good intention; but there is a problem in allowing Kutigi to be the chairman.

“Justice Kutigi is from Niger State and he decided to pick his Muslim brother from Niger State to head such a sensitive committee. So, Christians in Nigeria are not happy and we don’t expect that a man who is highly placed like Justice Kutigi would allow his religion to override national interest.

That is why he decided to keep the issue of religion and the committee to himself closely. So, we are asking the Vice Chairman of that conference, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, what he is doing there? It may also interest Nigerians to note that none of the delegates sent by CAN were allowed to head any committee in the confab; this is unfortunate. Where is the transparency? Where is the equity and fairness?

“For us, we have no problem with Ajakaiye, but we see his choice as a mischief by Kutigi. Ajakaiye is a Christian from the South West but to us, a Christian from the North and CAN delegate who knows how Christians are being slaughtered on daily basis by Boko Haram should be the co-chairman of the committee. But Kutigi refused because he is carrying out an Islamic agenda. These are the same people who claimed that Jonathan skewed the conference to favour Christians. But the truth has now been revealed that Kutigi is the person who skewed the committee to undermine Christians,” the statement said. Culled frrom the tribune