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An Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun State to stop desecrating Islam with his “Shakala-Shokolo” religious antics.
The Executive Director of MURIC, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, gave the warning in a statement mailed to TheNewsZenith on Monday.
MURIC issued the statement to counter the governor’s recent declaration that he “is the first executive Governor of Osun State to practice both Islam and Christianity”.
The group argued that nobody could be a Muslim and a Christian at the same time. It insisted that Gov. Adeleke is manifesting symptoms of personality crisis syndrome.
“This is often confuses personal identity.”
It also accused the governor of desecrating Islam with his ‘shakala-shokolo’ antics.
“We are nonplussed by this declaration made by Gove. Ademola Adeleke. It is egregious, odious, insidious and odoriferous.
“Nobody can be a Muslim and a Christian at the same time. It is either he is genuinely serious with one and hypocritical with the other.
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“Or he is playing Jekyll and Hyde with God Almighty whereas nobody can deceive God.
“It is the height of hypocrisy for anyone to make such a claim. We insist that Gov. Adeleke is manifesting symptoms of personality crisis syndrome.
“This crisis often arises from confusion in personal identity. Adeleke does not know who he is and where he belongs. Our governor needs the help of a psychologist.
“We are concerned because Adeleke is a public figure and the political leader in Osun state. We are aware that statements like this are capable of influencing the behaviour of ordinary Nigerians.
“The effect is likely to be mass emulation of the governor resulting in many citizens of Osun making similar declarations.
“If other religions accept this behaviour, Islam never will. This is because Islam is a religion of high discipline.
“There is no room for rubbish in Islam. That is why the Glorious Qur’an says, “Enter into Islam totally and categorically” (Qur’an 2:208),” TheNewsZenith quotes MURIC as stating.
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