IOC: OBJ, IBB should be prosecuted for treason - Uka

For systematically violating the constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria by attending the G8 Summit of the
Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in 2001, Professor Emele
Uka has said that former Nigerian leaders, Chief Olusegun
Obasanjo and General Ibrahim Babangida, should be tried for
treason.
Professor Uka, who is the Prelate and Moderator of General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, made his
position known on Sunday, while speaking with journalists during
the 20th general assembly of the church in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
He explained that against the backdrop of the constitution, which
makes the country a secular state with provision for freedom of
worship, the act of the former leaders had automatically enlisted
Nigeria among the Islamic states of the world, hence the fight by
the religion to maintain the status.
He said: “This country, constitutionally, is supposed to be a
circular country, but when we find a systematic violation of the
constitutional provision, attempts by Muslim leaders: I mean
somebody like Ibrahim Babangida, I mean somebody like Sani
Abacha to systematically Islamise Nigeria, we don’t need to be
pretentious about that.
“They wen to register Nigeria in OIC as an Islamic country and
unfortunately, during the last meeting of the G8 Islamic countries
held in Egypt in 2001, Olusegun Obasanjo identified himself,
carrying Nigeria as an Islamic country by attending that meeting,
thereby making the people to feel that Nigeria is an Islamic
country and Islamic countries do not tolerate another religion.”
Professor Uka maintained the this was the reason behind present
insecurity situation in Nigeria, occasioned by the Islamic sect’s
insurgency, saying that the situation would persist except the
country is deleted from the list of Islamic countries of the world.
Giving reasons for his position he stated; “Islamic countries
forbid their country being ruled by a Christian. That is why they
feel that for Jonathan to rule Nigeria successfully, he must be
converted to Islam because they can’t stand being ruled by a
Christian. That is the fundamental problem. Nigeria must delete
itself from G8 Islamic countries of OIC. Nigeria must return to a
secular state that it was.

 Challenging the arms of Government in Nigeria to rise to their
constitutional duties Uka said; “I challenge the National Assembly
members, I challenge the executive I challenge the judiciary on
why they are there seeing the constitution being violated and they
are not saying anything. I wonder what state they think Nigeria is?
Otherwise; how can you have the IG to be a Muslim, the governor
of the central bank is a Muslim, Attorney General of the Federation
is a Muslim, the security adviser is a Muslim you are ruled by
Sharia. That is what is ruling the Northern part of this country so
they don’t want you to be there.
“Why should our people be killed? Why should they begin to run
away from the north meanwhile the constitution guarantees that a
Nigerian citizen can reside anywhere in the country? They are
violating the constitution and these people who have sold our
country to Islamic countries must be charge for treason.
“It is the highest crime any citizen can commit against his country
and except Nigeria is removed from the list of Islamic state of the
world; which Obasanjo and Babangida registered it by attending
the G8 summit, the spat of killings in Nigeria will continue.“

Written by Udeme Utip, Uyo
Monday, 13 August 2012