The Northern States Elders Christian Forum (NOSCEF), led by Evangelist
Matthew Owojaiye, has forecast a bloody Islamic revolution in Northern
Nigeria.
It advised, however, that it is not late to contain it if
the North would focus on the greatest need of its people and swiftly
attend to it.
In a statement in Abuja today, the forum declared
that The [Northern Muslim] Elders can see the revolution coming and are
talking about it, but that for a long time, they were content to turn
the attention of the youth against Christians, using religion.
It
suggested that the key issue is economic, not religious, pointing out
that the Northern states have so far produced nine Heads of State, only
one of whom, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, was a Christian.
"What did these 8
Head of States except Sir Ahmadu Bello do for the people? How come the
people are poor when their own people have been in power most of the
time?
“Most of the Governors in the North are Muslims. How come
their people are so poor? How come they are the ones selling water in
jerry cans? How come they are the ones doing shoe shining? How come they
are the ones breaking fire woods into pieces? How come they are the
ones doing maiguard, night guard work? These Northern leaders have
cheated the Northern masses too much.”
It also pointed out that
most of the Federal Ministers from the North are Muslims. “What did
their people benefit from it? Almost nothing. The Northern States have
far more Local Governments. None earns less than N100 million a month
from the Federal Government. What did they do with it? The Federal
Government pumped billion of Naira into nomadic education. Where is the
result?”
Continued the statement, “Most of those who are
Ambassadors from the North are Muslims. The Governor of Central Bank is a
Muslim from the North. The Minister of Education is a Muslim from the
North. The Inspector General of Police is a Muslim from the North. The
National Security Adviser is a Muslim from the North. The Chief Justice
of the Federation is a Muslim from the North.”
It further pointed
out that there are more Northern Muslims Senators; more Muslim Northern
House of Representative Members; and more Northern Muslim Commissioners
of Police.
“Most of those who own Petrol Stations in the North
are Muslims. Most of those who have been Executive Directors from the
North are Muslims. Most of the Vice Chancellors of Universities and
Rectors of Polytechnics in the North are Muslims. Most of the owners of
trailers in the North are Muslims. All who have ever been Vice
Presidents of Nigeria from the North are all Muslims.”
With all
of this in mind, the statement asked, “What have the Christians done in
the North to cause poverty in the North that warrants total
annihilation?” adding, “They are attacking the wrong people.”
NOSCEF
stated that it is still not too late to contain the revolution if the
right attitude was adopted by the North and the right action, taken.
“Find
the greatest need of your people,” it advised. “Vocational jobs,
training and mass scholarships. Agricultural loans made available to the
poor. Build dams and boreholes everywhere. Provide medical clinics that
are functioning. Find projects that can touch their lives. Do launching
and fund raising.
Let all of the Big Men mentioned earlier come
and give away half i.e. 50% of their wealth to help their people. They
cannot finish spending the remaining 50% until they die peacefully. If
they refuse to do this, the revolution will come and consume them.
It
will take away all their wealth. Time is running out. No need to play
to the gallery. No need to do escapism. The Boko Haram has almost
finished dealing with Christians yet their problems are not solved.
They will descend on their Elders and consume them.
Why
turn Muslim areas of the North into Ghost towns? Why destroy the whole
place? Why present our youth for slaughter? What percentage of children
of the rich is in terrorism?”
SOURCE: SAHARA REPORTERS
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