Osinbajo is a prominent pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.
Muhammad told SUNDAY PUNCH that no religious organisation should be averse to the FRC code which sought to ensure financial transparency and accountability.
“The suspension of the FRC codes by the government at this time is, in my opinion, a wrong decision. This is so because it literally translates to bowing to pressure or seeking to please certain interests. If people say it was done to please the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, or the Redeemed Christian Church of God, they will be right because of the circumstance with which the suspension came,” the Muslim group leader said.
He added that the Federal Government’s decision had dealt a heavy blow to its anti-corruption crusade.
“The government truly has dented its image and it is seen by many as siding with certain interests. The promise of ‘change’ which endeared it to people is being thrown into the rubbish bin. My candid advice to government is to remain resolute and assert its regulations not minding whose ox is gored.
“The FRC codes and the council should be given a more careful look and if necessary, amendments should be made. But the suspension (of the FRC regulations) at this point is seen by many in a bad light. I call on the government to rescind its decision,” Muhammad stated.
Similarly, he condemned the killings in Southern Kaduna, accusing some politicians of “playing politics with innocent souls.”
Law should be no respecter of person or organization, enforcement of FRC code should have been allowed provided that the code in question is not constitutionally wrong.We should not in anyway give law a spec to see if Nigeria is to move forward as a nation.
ReplyDeleteDetermining tenure for religious leaders was where they got it all wrong.the law on Transparency and accountability were in good order.
ReplyDeleteAre you saying Tunde Bakare and other Pastors like him that asked all Pastors to obey the code also got it wrong.
DeleteGod bless you for the way you reason. THIS IS A PERFECT AND TRUTHFUL ANSWER. But for me, they will never do that because they have hidden agenda.
DeleteI'm not surprise about this write up.
Actually, they should have left Obazee till he forces the Sultan of Sokoto to step down for another Emir as leader of Nigerian muslims.
ReplyDeleteSome of you're always weeping sentiments when it comes to matters concerning "Penticostalism", pls listen to this moslem students who know that successions as well as the issues of accountability are normal in the Islamic & the orthodox religious spheres.
ReplyDeleteNo one owns a church even if it was founded by an individual. As soon as members begin to join in concerning the vision the founder had in line with the scripture, God may later raise more visionary members in that congregation than the founder. Therefore, succession & accountability should be encouraged.
Remember even Christ admonish his followers that greater things they'll do than what they have seen by their nurtured faith.
Bro. Succession and accountability are two different things. PLS DON'T TURN CHURCH TO SECULAR GATHERING.
DeleteThis is not sentiment....... You guys want to turn church to the way US influenced the election that brought in Buhari and Russia influenced the election that brought Trump in.
Do you think it is everything government must put their hands into....... Go and learn from the story of a king in the bible that wanted to perform a sacrifice himself before God struck him with leprosy.
There is a boundary to the things of God.
You are purely a sentimental penticostalist. The Roman Catholic Mission, The Anglican Church of Nigeria, The Lutheran Church (1st protestant church), The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria (another protestant church) etc, have succession arrangement even issues of accounting to their congregation members at the end of their calendar year. What makes those churches different from those formed by Nigerians of a particular ethnic groups who want to monopolise everything?
DeleteThere is politics in the church which a greater majority of us know except for blind people like you. You are not "brethren", if you were one you would have known that nobody owns a church but believes in one constituted authority that defines that particular denomination.
You cannot even vouch that the election in Nigeria that brought PMB to power was transparent as you want your readers to believe. Leave what happened in America & the implication of Russia to those counties. Let's face Nigeria's problem.
Let's face reality some of these " Nigerian churches" with owners run some of the most expensive nursery, secondary & tertiary schools with lands donated by members as well as funds from members yet can't send their children to such schools. An attempt to curb the materialistic tendencies and their sit-tight nature is being resisted.
Thank God I belong to orthodox faith & I guesd that when you go to 'heaven' through this one-man owned church & you find me going to 'hell' then rejoice that your GO has brought you a ticket to heaven. I'm working out my salvation through faith & the observance of the teachings of Christ.