A delegate, Yaro Mamman, has suggested that Friday of every week be declared a work-free day for Muslims in the country, just as Sunday is observed a work-free day for Christians.
Mamman added that there was no basis for Christians and Moslems to fight since they have so many things in common.
Mamman stated this while contributing to the reports of Conference Committee on Religion on Tuesday at the plenary.
He said: “Mr. Chairman, there is no compulsion in Islam.
“If a child is converted to Islam, that conversion cannot stand unless the parents agree.
“God does not make mistakes.
“He created us white, black, Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa.”
While calling for love among Nigerians, he also cautioned that people should desist from using religion to create enmity among the various peoples of the country.
Speaking on the report, former Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Mohammed Goni, described the speech delivered by the Co-chairman of the committee, Alhaji Nurudeen Lemu, as “the brotherhood of Nigerians”.
Goni, however, expressed reservation over the role of the Religious Equity Commission to enforce the law, saying that such responsibility would clash with the other relevant laws.
As a former governor, he noted that he never interfered in matters pertaining to religion and called on Nigerians to do the same.
He said: “When I was a governor, I didn’t interfere in religious matters.
“I usually referred such matters to either a pastor or imam and advised the people to heed the advice of the religious leaders.
“I encourage us all to do the same.”
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