An Ogun State-based clergyman, Prof David Bamgbose has berated the leadership of the Christian Association Nigeria (CAN) for allowing the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020 to scale through the legislative processes only to oppose it after it was assented by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The CAN had described the act as “Unacceptable, ungodly, reprehensible and an ill-wind that blows no one any good.”
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The association called on the federal government to stop the implementation of the law until the religious institutions are exempted.
But the clergyman while speaking with newsmen in Abeokuta on Sunday said the leadership of CAN had failed in its duty as a watchdog for allowing the law to pass through the legislative processes without detecting the clause.
He asked the leadership of CAN to accept the “ignorance” as a failure in its responsibility to Nigerian Christians.
“The church has never had it so bad. I am thoroughly disappointed,” Bamgbose said.
Bamgbose, who is also an educationist, described the law as an infringement on the rights of Christians, saying the action was capable of plunging the country into a religious crisis.
“Religious war will be too catastrophic. It is unthinkable. I advise that whatever is the agenda of this government, it should step back on the issue of religion. It is the most sensitive. A good student of history will not do what the government is doing.
“People can die because of their religious belief. I, Bamgbose speaking, am ready for anything. I am saying my religion is my life. And that’s how most people feel about religion,” he said.
The Cleric called on the president to halt the implementation of the law in the interest of peace.
