Pastor
Bright Bayo Oladeji wrote on Facebook, “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 on this:
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 that
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 blind 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.
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 monuemental fraud.
Femi-Fani
Kayode is a lawyer, a Nigerian politician, an evangelical christian, an
essayist, a poet and he was the Special Assistant (Public Affairs) to
President Olusegun Obasanjo from July 2003 until June 2006. He was the
minister of culture and tourism of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from
June 22nd to Nov 7th 2006 and as the minister of Aviation from Nov 7th
2006 to May 29th 2007. He tweets from @realFFK.
The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author.
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