The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), on Thursday, warned against the subterranean moves being made by some groups to introduce Sharia Law to South West of the country through the ongoing constitutional review being carried out by the Senate.
To this end,
the Christian body warned the Senate not to succumb to such agitation capable
of further plunging the country into major religious crisis.
The President
of PFN, Bishop Francis Wale Oke, who stated this in an interview with reporters
in Ibadan said the nation’s lawmakers should rather direct their energies
towards solving the mounting problems bedeviling the country, especially as its
concerns the security of lives and property of the populace.
“The problems
confronting our nation are enormous than wanting to create more. Sharia Law is
alien to our culture of religious existence in the South West. As such, nobody
should, through any subterfuge, bring it in so as to cause crisis,” the
Fellowship said.
According to
the body, the introduction of such law into South West was aimed at pitching
the Christians against their Muslims counterparts by its sponsors.
“We want to
strongly warn the Senate and those behind this plan to unsettle the peace being
enjoyed in this country, to desist before it’s too late. Don’t instigate
religious crisis in the South west; this could further threaten the fragile
peace of the country,” it further charged.
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