Press Release
Our
attention has been drawn to a press statement issued by the Muslims’ Right
Concern (MURIC) in which its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola made a number of
allegations against the President Goodluck Jonathan, including the mischievous
and false claim that there is a Jewish symbol in the new commemorative N100
note which will be officially issued on December 19.
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President Jonathan is certainly not anti-Muslim as
Prof Akintola alleges. As we have often said, the President knows very well
that he was elected to office by a representative majority of all Nigerians and
he continues to deal with all Nigerians fairly and equitably irrespective of
their personal or group religious beliefs.
The allegation by MURIC that President Jonathan is using the highest office in the country to promote Zionism and the state of