The General Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev.
Musa Asake, has stated that Muslims have no right to kick against a
proposed bill to establish Christian courts across Nigeria.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday in Abuja passed for second reading, a bill to provide for the establishment of the
Ecclesiastical Court of Appeal in the country.
Following the development, many persons, especially the Muslim have community kicked against it.
Reacting to the attacks and criticisms trailing the bill, Asake said
if the Muslims were not comfortable with the bill, they should also
abolish Shariah.
On why they want to establish Christian court, the CAN scribe told
Punch that, “We have tolerated them enough. People should choose their
words wisely. The ecclesiastical courts have nothing to do with them.
They should make room for peace. Fulani herdsmen have been maiming and
killing our people.
“When we cry out, what we hear is that those herdsmen are foreigners.
We are left with no one to cry to. All we can do right now is to cry
out to our God. If those people are foreigners and are allowed to carry
AK-47 rifles and kill people who are citizens of the country, what does
that tell you about those in charge of this country? I forgive whoever
thinks the proposed bill to have Christian courts established across the
country is a stupid idea.
“Why didn’t they stop the implementation of Shariah? Why are they
trying to force Shariah on people who are not Muslims? If they want to
stop the ecclesiastical courts, then they should let the Shariah laws
and courts be abolished,” he added.
