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Tinubu had yesterday announced former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima as his running mate.
 A popular priest of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, Fr. Oluoma
Chinenye John aka Fada Oluoma has revealed the implication of All
Progressives Congress flying a Muslim-Muslim ticket.
According to him, if the party wins in 2023, Muslims would continue in power after Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Recall that APC presidential candidate, Tinubu yesterday announced
former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima as his running mate.
Consequently, Northern Christians and most Southerners have
continued to lambast the ruling party over the choice of a Muslim-Muslim
ticket.
Reacting, Fada Oluoma in a statement on his verified Facebook page
on Monday, expressed concerns that the move by APC would continue to
trigger religious sentiments in the country.
He, however, urged the aggrieved citizens to vote for a better
political party in the forthcoming presidential elections, stressing
that other candidates were ready to change the status quo.
He wrote, “APC is just one party, we have other parties in
Nigeria. One of the beauties of democracy is the availability of
options. Crying over APC’s candidates in the midst of other candidates
questions our readiness to change the status quo or our capacity to make
and accept informed decisions.
“There’s only one major reason behind the Muslim-Muslim ticket
by APC; electoral victory. Without a Muslim VP, the APC will lose
significant votes from the North and probably lose the entire
presidency. This is the fear and the reason for a Muslim VP. Don’t let
anyone beguile you to make it a religious problem, if you do, you will
keep losing the big picture.
“I’ll never reduce this issue to a religious problem, it’s more
of political dexterity. APC chose electoral votes over religious
sentiments. Of course, APC knows a number of Christians will be
offended, but they still went ahead probably knowing that the
mathematics of more votes favour them in this issue more than feelings.
“If you don’t like it, you are right. Crying and bemoaning it?
That’s where you and I separate. There’s Labour Party that is driving a
political revolution, invest in it, be part of it, preach it and convert
others if PDP and APC don’t appeal to you.
“Whether this is a smart move by APC or not depends on voters.
If it’s a bad strategy, it’s the APC that should bemoan it, not you an
independent voter. Even card-carrying members of a party are not forced
to vote for the candidates of their party.
“If APC wins 2023 presidency, Nigeria will be democratically
handing over power from one Muslim to another. This means that religious
sentiments can be thumped in our quest for a better nation. That also
means that kindred sentiments like tribe and region can also be
thumped”. |
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