CAN reacts to NYSC dismissal of 2 corps members who refused to wear shorts, trousers

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has reacted to report of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for expelling two Corps members who refused to put on trousers because it was against their faith.

The corps members whose names were given as Okafor Love Obianuju, with call-up number EB/19C/0523; and Odji Oritsetsolaye, with call-up number EB/19C/0530, were sent home from the NYSC camp in Enugu on Sunday, November 10, 2019.

The affected corps members were advised to go to court as it recalled how the Nigerian Law School retraced its step after being sued by Muslims over the hijab controversy

Speaking on the dismissal of the ladies in an interview , the Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the CAN President, Rev. Adebayo Oladeji, said the corps members should not be victimised for holding their faith.

The statement read “The fundamental rights of the people as regards religion must be respected.

“And that is why, a few months ago, when some Muslim women were protesting over the wearing of hijab at the Law School, we refused to speak against it because it is their right and thank God, they won it.

“We are appealing to the leadership of the NYSC to revisit the matter.

“In this country, religious right is an inalienable right that must be respected. They must allow the people to practise their religion.

“If our government agencies have no regard for the way people worship God, then it means they are satanic. Any system that does not respect religion is satanic.

“We advise the victims of that injustice to go to court and challenge their expulsion by the NYSC.”

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