The Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN) has reacted to Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim
Tanko Muhammad’s call for the amendment of the constitution to accommodate more
aspects of the Shari’a law.
Recall we reported
that Tanko urged academics to champion the cause of redesigning the methods of
teaching Shari’a law, pointing out that implementation of his suggestions would
be more feasible if universities give the Shari’a law its own faculty.
Reacting to the
comment credited to the CJN, CAN through its National Director, Legal and
Public Affairs Evang, Kwamkur Vondip raised an alarm of a plan to islamize
Nigeria. The Christian group also called for the removal of Tanko and the Chief
Justice of Nigeria over the comment it described as reprehensible, reckless and
insensitive.
CAN views this as the
most reprehensible, reckless and insensitive statement made by a public
officer, a jurist, the very head of Nigeria’s judiciary.
