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Muslim-muslim, Christian-christian Ticket Dangerous - Obasanjo by Akpan107(m): 3:18pm On Oct 26, 2014 |
Muslim-muslim, Christian-christian ticket dangerous -Obasanjo OCTOBER 26, 2014 BY SAMUEL AWOYINFA, ABEOKUTA 11 Comments Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said it is dangerous for any party or a politician to toy with the idea of fielding either a muslim-muslim or christian- christian ticket, given the current happenings in the polity. He said this on Sunday, in a statement issued in Abeokuta, Ogun State, a copy of which was made available to our correspondent. He called for sensitivity and vigilance on the part of the leadership. He said, “It will be insensitive to the point of absurdity for any leader or any political party to be toying with Muslim- muslim or Christian-christian ticket at this juncture. “Nigeria cannot at this stage raise the spectre and fear of Islamisation or Christianisation. “The idea of proselytisation in any form is a grave danger that must not be contemplated by any serious-minded politician at this delicate situation in Nigeria, as this time is different from any other time.” According to him, sensitivity is a necessary ingredient for enhancement of peace, security and stability at this point in the political discourse and arrangement for Nigeria and for encouraging confidence and trust. He explained that disregarding the fact that there were fears that needed to be allayed at this point would amount not only to insensitivity of the highest order but would also amount to very bad politics indeed. |
Re: Muslim-muslim, Christian-christian Ticket Dangerous - Obasanjo by Akpan107(m): 3:22pm On Oct 26, 2014 |
Our votes are for GEJ. We must stand and defend what we believe in. |
Re: Muslim-muslim, Christian-christian Ticket Dangerous - Obasanjo by Akpan107(m): 3:56pm On Oct 26, 2014 |
Buhari also have this to say.... Muhammadu Buhari, former head of state, says he is keeping an open mind about the possibility of picking a Muslim as his running mate if he gets the presidential nomination of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The issue of Muslim-Muslim ticket is seen as a potential setback for the APC in the election because of the increasingly political nature of religion in recent years. Buhari, in particular, is perceived as an extremist and his likely combination with another Muslim for the presidential election is considered in some quarters as too sensitive. But in an interview with TheCable, Buhari, a retired major-general, said he had demonstrated to Nigerians that he is not a fundamentalist and “there is nothing more I can do”. He said: “Nigerians will always uncover impossible room for manoeuvre for politicians. I had to face one of the governors during one of our party’s meetings [over the issue of religion]. “In 2003, I chose Chuba Okadigbo as my running mate. He was a Roman Catholic. He was an Igbo. In 2007, I picked Edwin Ume-Ezeoke. He was a Roman Catholic. He was an Igbo. And in 2010, I chose even a pastor. Pastor Tunde Bakare. “Honestly, what do Nigerians want me to do? If they don’t believe I’m not a fundamentalist, what else can I do?” He likened his situation to that of Moshood Abiola, a southern Muslim, who picked Babagana Kingibe, a northern Muslim, as running mate in the 1993 presidential election. The Muslim-Muslim ticket went on to win an election that is still considered by many as the most credible in Nigeria’s history. “I have not absolutely closed my mind to picking a Christian or Muslim as running mate if I get the ticket. Because I firmly believe that Nigerians, having gone through what they have gone through, realise it is not a matter of religion, but a matter of Nigeria. “And the main religions, Christianity and Islam, they know and they believe in the almighty God. The question of stealing and short-changing people in the name of religion should stop,” he said. He made reference to the 1961 northern house of assembly election, when Ibrahim Imam, a Kanuri Muslim from Borno, won an election to represent Tivland, a Catholic domain in the middle belt, after being sponsored by Joseph Tarka, the leading Tiv politician then. “This new phenomenon of religion is another blackmail political confusionists in Nigeria are bringing to the fore,” he said. He also said religion cannot be an issue if he wins APC’s ticket and goes ahead to win the presidential election, because of the background of many political leaders from the south-west. The wives of Bola Tinubu, APC national leader; Oyo governor, Abiola Ajimobi; Lagos governor, Babatunde Fashola; Ogun governor, Ibikunle Amosun; and former APC interim chairman, Bisi Akande, are all Christians, Buhari pointed out. “For goodness sake, the children of these political leaders were bred and brought up by Christian mothers. You think those people, wherever they participate, they will bring a religious issue? What kind of people are we? Nigerians will always bring something to cause confusion while we are trying to stabilise the system,” he said. Fashola, a Muslim, is one of those touted to be his running mate, although TheCable also reported recently that former attorney-general of Lagos, Yemi Osinbajo, a professor of law and a pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God, is being considered as well. Rotimi Amaechi, governor of Rivers state, is also on the cards. |
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