Allegations of Islamisation wicked, deceptive, ungodly – Buhari

By Kazeem Ugbodaga

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has said the allegations against him of trying to Islamise Nigeria are wicked, deceptive and ungodly.

A statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Firday said it had come to the notice of Buhari, ahead of the forthcoming elections, that some unscrupulous Nigerians were again falsely and wickedly claiming that the administration has an agenda to impose Islam on Nigeria.

“The objective is clearly to stoke up religious division for political gains. Some of these same persons made these devious and fabricated claims ahead of the 2015 election. They failed woefully.

“The President strongly affirms the oath he took before the Nigerian people to faithfully defend the Constitution of Nigeria. That Constitution guarantees freedom of worship for every Nigerian. It is this guarantee that enables all Nigerians to practise their faiths or religion without hindrance,” the statement said.

Buhari further affirmed his commitment to freedom of religion and worship for all Nigerians, and that under no circumstance would any religion or faith be imposed on any Nigerian.

“It is dangerous, deceptive and ungodly to play politics with religion,”  he said.