Akintola said Metuh’s comments were "unguarded, unprofessional, parochial and myopic," adding that "such a statement can only be heard from a man running diarrhoea of the mouth."
The group stated that it was not parochial and that its members belong to various parties, including (PDP, APC, Labour, PDM, APGA, etc, for which they voted "without being prompted from the minbar (mosque’s pulpit)."
However, the group said, they "cannot keep quiet in the face of the unwarranted, unprovoked, unsolicited, irrational and inexplicable statement credited to the PDP spokesman."
MURIC challenged PDP's spokesperson to present evidence to back his accusation.
"MURIC appeals to PDP mainstream to call its spokesperson to order. Religion is a very sensitive issue in this country and no political party should attempt to turn Islam into a pawn in its political chess game. We warn that any political party which attempts to drag the name of Islam into the murky waters of Nigerian politics will have the Muslims to contend with," warned the statement.The groups also advised the PDP leadership to withdraw the statement credited to Metuh, apologise to Nigerian Muslims in particular and all Nigerians in general, and seek Allah’s forgiveness.
It will be recalled, that on January 8, Metuh said in a statement: "Now that an Islamic cleric, Ambassador Yusuf Garba and the Religious Equity Promotion Council, REPC, have exposed the evil plot by the APC to balkanize our nation along religious lines by imposing an Islamic agenda just like the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, the PDP wishes to make it manifest to all Nigerians to stand up and resist this evil machination by enemies of our dear country."
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