President Muhammadu Buhari’s hurried departure for the 14th Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Saudi Arabia, in the evening after his inauguration last Wednesday, has left many wondering why the surreptitiousness.
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and some legal practitioners are of the view that the country’s membership of the body remains unconstitutional, and a smokescreen for something sinister.
The apex Igbo socio–cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, joined in the criticisms, as it alleged a plot by Buhari to drag the country into religious crisis. It warned that the country would not survive the dire consequences of such war.
While a member of the House of Representatives, Nnenna Elendu Ukeje said the National Assembly can no longer play any role over the appropriateness of the country’s membership of the OIC, her colleague in the upper chamber, Shehu Sani attempted to calm frayed nerves with his submission that, “there is nothing wrong with Nigeria’s membership of the OIC and PMB’s attendance.” Read more