Sa’adu Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto has told the Catholic bishops that there is no fight between Christianity and Islam but merely disagreement between Muslims and Christians.
Sultan Of Sokoto
The Sultan also noted that all is not well with Nigeria as a country. He urged people not to fight because of politics because it is a choice like religion.
He made the call when he received the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria in his palace in Sokoto yesterday.
In his words,
“Politics is a choice, like religion. Therefore, let’s not fight each other because of defection.
“We must tell ourselves the truth and speak the truth. Everything is not okay in Nigeria. Let’s stop hiding under religion, ethnicity or region. I know we have problems in Nigeria. Let’s not deceive ourselves.
“There is no fight between Christianity and Islam, but maybe disagreement between Muslims and Christians. But we must try and fish out extremists in our midst. Though, you cannot completely fish out bad eggs from the society, we should continue doing our part to ensure a peaceful country.
“We have our problems and challenges. But we should collectively try and overcome them. As leaders, we must try and work for peace. There is no problem in this world that defies solution unless we are not honest. If not, we will overcome the problems.
“We must also educate our followers that despite the challenges, we belong to one God Almighty but choose to worship God in different ways.”
On 2019 general election, he implored politicians to stop using children of the poor to spread violence.
He also spoke against killing of innocent people in the name of religion.
“People have wrong notions of Jihad. You cannot kill people pretending you are fighting for God. You are simply deceiving yourself. Jihad does not entail that. God did not create you to fight for Him,” he concluded.
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