President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, yesterday, accused the Governor ofthe Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, of initiating policies capableof destabilizing the nation.
He declared that Christians cannot be treated as second class citizens in Nigeria and admonished the CBN Governor to be preparedto spend the same amount of billions whichhe said had been expended by the CBN Governor in setting up structures for the take off Islamic banking.
He spoke yesterday in Benin City, at the 36th Annual Convention/AGM of the Nigeria Christian Graduate Fellowship & 14th Anniversary of Africa Vision Tract House. According to him,“we are not against Muslims but all we are saying is that we must not be treated like second class citizens in this country. What we said was that there should be a uniform guideline for all non interest banking.
“The CBN cannot spend the nation’s money promoting a sectional banking system. As we speak today, the CBN Governor has employed thousands of people, training them to drive home his Islamic banking. Some of them were taken to Sudan and other countries for training. There cannot be peace without justice in this country.”
He has also trained Sharia Council of experts, these are Islamic scholars but he is trying to give them another name to deceive Nigerians” he said.
Pastor Oritsejafor added: “some have said why don’t we have our own Christian bank but Isaid that is not the issue. Even if we come up with our own bank, what will be the guideline and that is why we have insisted that we must have a uniform guideline as it isnow, the guideline is made for the Muslims and that is why we said it is a sectional thing.
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