The Director of Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, Professor
Ishaq Akintola, has described the proposed Christian court as an attempt to
copy Shari’ah.
He declared that the existing courts in Nigeria were already
Christian courts.
He said, “It is an attempt to copy Shari’ah. Why must the
Christian Association of Nigeria be a copycat? Why must it always seek to do
whatever Muslims do?”
Akintola was speaking in an interview with reporters where
he claimed that Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, had always wanted to
copy whatever the Muslim did.
He added, “Take the pilgrimage issue for example: Muslims
are deeply committed to it. They have been going on pilgrimage from Nigeria by
trekking to Saudi Arabia even before the advent of aeroplanes.
“Suddenly, CAN found it fashionable to demand its own
pilgrimage commission, even though pilgrimage is not mandatory for Christians.
“CAN appears stuck to one dogma, namely, to oppose anything
Muslims want to do even if it will benefit Muslims or Nigerians in general. But
if Muslims succeed in bringing such an idea to fruition, CAN will demand
parity.
Akintola pointed out that MURIC shared the opinion of the
Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs that the proposed ecclesiastical
courts bill was an invitation to chaos, adding that existing courts in the
country were all Christians
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