Gbenga Hashim Urges Religious Freedom Plan, Vows Action if Elected

Accord presidential candidate Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has urged the US Congress and the US Commission on International Religious Freedom to make protection of the right to worship freely a central part of Nigeria’s security and conflict-prevention strategy. He made the proposal in a policy brief ahead of a US House hearing on Nigeria. Hashim acknowledged attacks on Christians, including the burning of churches and killings of pastors. He also said Shia Muslims, minority sects and Hausa Muslim communities face persecution and discrimination, warning that framing the crisis as Christians versus Muslims could deepen divisions. If elected, he said his administration would convene a national summit within 90 days and pursue legislation within 180 days to address religious persecution, hate incitement and forced displacement. He argued that protecting all communities and countering violent extremist groups should go hand in hand.

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