Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka while speaking yesterday in Osogbo at a press conference to herald a three-day colloquium organized by the Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding, CBCIU, in collaboration with Osun State Government, warned Nigerians to be wary of of being pushed to a point where people of different faiths would engage in a religious war, saying such would be very devastating for the country.
He said “I pray this does not happen because this may lead to disintegration of Nigeria as no nation in the world has ever fought a religious war and remained the same.”
While blaming leaders for constantly using religion to divide the country for their selfish interest, he said “Religious crisis in Nigeria today is assuming a dangerous dimension. The secularity of Nigeria is very clear. There is no ambiguity about it. Should religion be allowed to really have impact on governance? What is important and should be paramount is who you are and not your religion. Religion should not be brought into governance”.
