As
a fall out of his resignation, political intrigues began to play out,
as his ‘supporters’ within the government did not take it lightly with
the regulatory body that came up with the new law.
This ostensibly
led to the sacking of the secretary of the FRC, Mr Jim Obazee, whom
unconfirmed reports say was adamant about not withdrawing the new law.
As was to be expected, government suspended the new law right after the sacking of Obazee. However,
debates began to fly about the propriety or otherwise of the need to
scrutinise the finances of organisations set up as non profit bodies.
This prompted Ripples Nigeria to take out a poll on just what Nigerians think is the best approach to the issue. A
good number of Nigerians are of the opinion that there is the need for
non-profit bodies like churches to make their financial activities more
open.
The question: Should churches open their accounts for
public?, drew well over two thousand comments on social media with
Nigerians seemingly on both side of the divide as to whether or not
government should exercise more regulatory influence on churches.
In
the poll, 52.3 per cent of respondents answered yes, with many comments
noting that such churches that have branches outside the shores of
Nigeria subject themselves to government regulations, and keep their
account books open for scrutiny.
They therefore wonder why the
reverse should be the case in Nigeria, especially since the public are
the ones who donate the funds. On the offside, 43.8 per cent of
respondents voted no, with some comments pointing out that the church is
a spiritual body that should not be subjected to worldly, or government
regulation, or control.
However, 3.8 per cent of respondents were undecided and voted thus. The
poll, which was well promoted on social media, reached well over 500,
000 Nigerians, and attracted votes from 577 respondents, with thousands
of comments, and contributions.
Source: Ripplesnigeria.com
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