mbhs139:





You see, this's the problem with our so called youths...instead of you guys to discuss about the propriety of this action on the economic front, you're busy defending your religion.

usba:
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[s]Always learn to read within context. .. it was clearly a rebuttal to an obvious lie .... Unfortunately in this world arguments must satisfy social economic criteria not just limiting it to one front[/s]

PaulIdu:


The discount Christian got was 22 naira while Muslim are getting a discount of 161 naira besides only 6000 Christian go for pilgrimage while 65000 muslim go for hajj

OLADD:
Very daft response from a direction-less govt. Whether the policy was approved three or ten months ago is inconsequential but its impact on the nation's economy. A mockery of the so-called waste control and frugality of Buhari's deceitful govt. In a country faced with acute forex contraption the last decision a reasonable govt can take is to subsidise voluntary pilgrimage and increase pressure on its currency.

And for those bringing religious colouration into this argument, just continue in your foolery. What should be of paramount concern to any Nigerian is the negative impact this policy portends for the nation's fragile economy and not a Christians-Muslim diversionary postulations.

phemmie06:
FFK asked if Christians are second class citizens,l? With the dollar being sold at 197 for Muslims is it not true?

DropShot:

Was this your view when it was done for Christian pilgrims?
If not, you're a typical example of HYPOCRITE.

usba:
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shettap xtians got a better deal 160 naira to a dollar fani the crook is just baiting gullible xtians so they extricate him from jail

DropShot:

Did you comprehend what you read?

In as much as I do not support the FG subsidizing dollars for any pilgrims (Christians and Muslims), this particular one was done on equal footing.

It s hypocritical for you to see nothing wrong in subsidizing for Christian pilgrims and suddenly realize it's not good now because of the time. When it was done for Christians, was Nigeria swimming in dollars? Was Nigeria any better than now?

I hope this is a good lesson for PMB and his team to learn that Government has no business with religion. Let every Christian/Muslim wishing to go on pilgrimage look for their own dollars/Pounds/Euros and whatever. It's their personal issue not state's.

bejeiodus:
The government needs to put a stop to this. Nigeria is a secular state, and must remain so in policies and programmes. That said, Christian pilgrims to Israel enjoyed the same subsidised exchange rate, why the hullabaloo over such measure being extended to Muslims really beats me.

hungryboy:
Oh yeah,
Pilgrimage to Mecca and Jerusalem is more important to us than food in our plates and roofs over our heads
What is happening to us right now is best described with this quote.

'Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody"-Franklin P. Adams

igboboy3:



Your claim that the discount was done on equal footing is a lie; a distortion of the truth. The Muslim pilgrims got rates that were almost 80% better than the Christian pilgrims.

But that is not even the point

Back then, forex was not so scarce and government could afford to subsidize; now we live in a new Nigeria where forex is extreme scarce and the economy is bleeding.
It is extremely foolish for the FG to be subsidizing religious activity at a time when they can't subsidize economic activity.

phemmie06:
FFK asked if Christians are second class citizens,l? With the dollar being sold at 197 for Muslims is it not true?

usba:
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shettap xtians got a better deal 160 naira to a dollar fani the crook is just baiting gullible xtians so they extricate him from jail

phemmie06:
FFK asked if Christians are second class citizens,l? With the dollar being sold at 197 for Muslims is it not true?

PaulIdu:


The discount Christian got was 22 naira while Muslim are getting a discount of 161 naira besides only 6000 Christian go for pilgrimage while 65000 muslim go for hajj

deliveryboy:
Why are some Christians reasoning like this, why would they say Muslims are not tolerant when they always become militant and aggressive when it comes to matters concerning Muslims? It is easy for a pastor to be a Vice President in Nigeria and very difficult for Professor Oloyede to head a government agency simply because he is a devout Muslim? What people don't know is the more you oppose Muslims, the more the faith becomes stronger