Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III have cleared the air over suspicion of a grand plan to turn Nigeria into an Islamic State.

Sultan stated categorically that, it is not possible for a multi religious nation like Nigeria to
either be Islamized or Christianised.

According to Sultan, who is also a Co-Chairman of the centre, no country survives religious war; hence, Christians and Muslims in Nigeria must imbibe the culture of peace and peaceful co-existence.

He however advised that ethnic and religious crisis in the country should become a thing of the past, adding that, “No country survives war or war stimulated by religious intolerance.”

Similarly, the Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai decried the series of crises that
had erupted in the state; lamenting, that the state has been divided along religious line.

While he stressed the importance of the Centre situated in Kaduna, he assured of the state
government’s commitment towards ensuring that the message of peace and inter-religious harmony is taken to a higher level.

Earlier in his remark, the General Secretary of The Christian Council of Nigeria, Reverend Yusuf Wushishi noted that by nature, religion plays a vital role in purposeful leadership, community building, social justice, law and order among others.