Eastern governors would not cease to amaze me. When Anglican Bishop of Afikpo, Rt. Rev. Paul Udogu, accused Ebonyi state governor, Chief Martin Elechi, of trying to Islamize the state, thereby breeding potential Boko Haram members, I couldn't believe it. Here was an experienced man, who didn't need to be told the enormity of such actions. What exactly did he do? Well, Elechi was, or is, planning to establish an Almajiri school in Afikpo, in the Eastern part of the country. Hear him, or his aide, or whoever: "the state government like all modern governments in 21st century believes in freedom of worship. This principle of secularity in governance is in tandem with Nigeria’s philosophy of religious diversity, where Christians, Moslems and Traditional worshippers are at liberty to practice their religious intolerance and hate," he, or they, quipped, "The government has been offering assistance to Christian churches in the state in response to reasonable appeals made towards the execution of important projects, as such, the promise to assist the Moslems was certainly not an outlandish commitment."
Oh yes, it isn't, sir. Yes, we want freedom of everything, including religion, but Mr G'vnor cannot claim not to understand the people's fears. Do not infiltrate this region with Islamic establishments. Let us be the way we are. We need no bombings, we need no boko haram, we need no religious conflicts.
What is even my business? Am I from Ebonyi state? No! But then all those killed in Yobe state recently, were not from Borno state, were they?
Oga g'vnor! Oga g'vnor!! Oga g'vnor!!! Shine your eyes o!
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Your Excellency, my advise is that you should go ahead with your good intention and build the school. This kind of gestures are highly required in this country to foster our unity. For those equating Boko Haram with Islam, I would like to say that is not fair. Its like equating Christianity with Kidnapping, Armed Robbery, Baby Making Factories,etc. that is equally not fair. This is because the action of a very very few cannot represent the position of the majority. In some of the Northern muslim dominated states, Christians do their religion freely and in some cases the State Governments do provide financial support to Christians using State Funds. A typical example was the recently conducted mass wedding of 1000 couples in Kano! 60 of which are Ibos where huge financial support was provided to all equally. My advise is that Your Excellency should ignore people who don't appreciate the diversity of Nigeria by accepting that we are destined to be one, and go ahead with your good intention. My prayer is that God should guide you and give you, your State and Nigeria maximum protection against all evils. Best Regards
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