…say it’s unacceptable
… insist 1993 June 12 not 2023
The 19 Northern states All Progressives Congress APC, Christian leaders rose from a meeting on Monday and declared that it is virtually impossible to defend a Muslim -Muslm ticket before their constituents in northern Nigeria.
TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) recalls the APC presidential candidate Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday unveiled his fellow Muslim, former Governor of Borno Senator Kashim Shetima as his running mate.
The leaders of the 19 Northern states that are christians within APC have declared that there’s no basis to compare 1993 June 12 presidential election that produced a nullity to the forth coming 2023 presidential election.
To this end the leaders noted that:”At this moment of National peril, we believe that what should be paramount in Nigeria is UNITY.
“For without unity we cannot build. Any political party or candidate that elevates the greed of a few people above the needs of the generality of the people has no business running the affairs of Nigeria.
The Christian leaders noted: “That the current Nigerian environment and political atmosphere is different from what occurred in 1993, therefore a Muslim -Muslm ticket is unacceptable. It doesn’t take the smart to know that the Abiola/Kingibe victory in 1993 turned out to be a pyrrhic victory there was never a President Abiola nor vice President Kingibe. Is that what we want a repeat of in 2023?
” The selection of a Muslim running mate is a display of crass . incensitivity to the complexity of modem Nigeria and the entire Church. It is al. a betrayal of the advocates of unity and peaceful co-existence with our muslim brothers including notable Imams who had forewarned the Party and the candidate from traveling that treacherous route.
“That the APC has always come under the suspicion of the Church as pursuing an islamization agenda Hence the various labels of the APC as: Islamic Movement, Islamic brotherhood, janjawced party, Boko Haram party etc, etc. Now with all the positions in the hands of our Muslim brothers. it would take ingenious mendacity to prove otherwise
“That the rejection of a Muslim Muslim ticket by Christians would undermine the electoral fortunes of the APC and . candidate. across. all States and constituencies where Christians enjoy numerical advantage. By so doing APC h. recklessly thrown its Christian candidates under the bus across. the nation.
“That considering the fact that, the chairman of the party, deputy chairman north, the president of the senate, the speaker and deputy spanker, and now both presidential candidate and his running mate: etc, are all Muslims and assuming that such lopsidedness does not violate 5.I4 (3) of the Constitution: if this was to be reversed an that all these were Christians, can any contentious Muslim.
“Can Nigeria attempt to sell such patently unjust and unfair arrangements to the Muslim Ummah in Nigeria?
.. The Muslim-Muslim ticket appears to have violated this provision.
” That Mr. President being also the Leader of APC is urged to intervene in this matter in order to ensure justice, equity and fair play in the interest of the peace and stability of this great nation and save our party from disintegration.
“We believe that PMB who fought to keep Nigeria one, will not allow fanatic on both sides to wreak havoc on what remains of the tapestry that binds us as a people. We can avoid the dire political consequences of the contraption called ‘same faith ‘ticket.
” We are disheartened that someone who wants to be a leader for all sections of the country is ‘,sorting to religious exclusivism as a tool for wining an el.:lion. This will certainly result in a massive revolt against the party. Leadership is all about inclusiveness, justice and equity.