MURIC condemned Willie Obiano, for directing his COVID-19 advisory at Christians only while ignoring Muslims in the southeastern state.
The Muslim Rights Concern has condemned Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, for directing his COVID-19 advisory at Christians only while ignoring Muslims in the southeastern state.
However, with regards to religion, he advised Christians and Church leaders “to conduct mass and service in strict adherence to the principles of social distancing to ensure that worshippers are not endangered.” He said no vigils and crusades would be allowed for the time being.
“Obiano said and we quote, ‘With regards to religious groups, leaders of the church should ensure that worshippers comply with the standard protocols of COVID-19 which includes wearing of face masks to church, use of hand sanitisers, social distancing and regular washing of hands. “There are implications in such utterances. They come from the subconscious. They reflect the belief and attitude of the speaker. The question that comes to mind naturally after reading the governor’s speech is whether Anambra is also a Christian state.
“For the avoidance of doubts, MURIC has no apology for making statements like this. Leaders must be interrogated. Democracy bestows the power of interrogation to every citizen and even more so civil society. We have the right to raise questions. It is democracy in action. Unfortunately what we have these days is parochial democratic practices. The Nigerian society has been compartmentalized into a ‘four legs good, two legs better’ environment a la Animal Farm.
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