Islamic Group Lambastes Metuh For Calling APC Islamic Party

An Islamic
group, Muslim
Rights Concern (MURIC), has lambasted the
Spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) for claiming that the opposition All
Progressives Congress ( APC) is an agenda for the
Islamisation of Nigeria.
MURIC's position is contained in a statement issued
on Thursday by its Director, Professor Ishaq
Akintola.
Akintola said Metuh's comments were "unguarded,
unprofessional, parochial and myopic," adding
that "such a statement can only be heard
from a man running diarrhoea of the mouth."
The group stated that it was not parochial and that
its members belong to various parties, including
(PDP, APC, Labour, PDM, APGA, etc, for which they
voted "without being prompted from the minbar
(mosque's pulpit)."
However, the group said, they "cannot keep quiet
in the face of the unwarranted, unprovoked,
unsolicited, irrational and inexplicable statement
credited to the PDP spokesman."
MURIC challenged PDP's spokesperson to present
evidence to back his accusation.
"MURIC appeals to PDP mainstream to call its
spokesperson to order. Religion is a very
sensitive issue in this country and no
political party should attempt to turn Islam
into a pawn in its political chess game. We
warn that any political party which attempts
to drag the name of Islam into the murky
waters of Nigerian politics will have the
Muslims to contend with," warned the
statement.
The groups also advised the PDP leadership to
withdraw the statement credited to Metuh,
apologise to Nigerian Muslims in particular and all
Nigerians in general, and seek Allah's forgiveness.
It will be recalled, that on January 8, Metuh said in
a statement: "Now that an Islamic cleric,
Ambassador Yusuf Garba and the Religious Equity
Promotion Council, REPC, have exposed the evil
plot by the APC to balkanize our nation along
religious lines by imposing an Islamic agenda just
like the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, the PDP
wishes to make it manifest to all Nigerians to stand
up and resist this evil machination by enemies of
our dear country."

Sent From David Aniemeka