Christians'll Surely Vote Tinubu/Shettima,Arewa Group Tells Babachir, Dogara

... Says They're Spent Forces , Using Religion to Divide Nigerians



Northern based religious group under umbrella of Arewa Coalition for Good Governance has said the hardline positions of Former Secretary to the Federal Government; Mr. Lawal Babachir, former House of Representatives Speaker,Rt. Hon.Lawal Dogara and Adamawa Lawmaker, Senator Ishaku Abbo over issue of the All Progressives Congress, APC's choice of Muslim-Muslim ticket are based on selfish interest.

According to the group, their anger is premised on the fact that none of them was picked as running mate and not on issue of Muslim-Muslim Ticket as it being projected .

"At a time when all critical stakeholders of APC are supposed to be working for unity and progress of the party during the forthcoming 2023 general elections, they have decided to deploy religious sentiments as a weapon of war to discourage Christians from Tinubu/Shettima", the group posited .

In a press statement signed by the Leader of the Coalition of Christian groups for Good Governance, Elder Peter Sati Auta,the group hold the view that, " Nigerians , especially the Electorate are wise enough to know that whipping religious sentiments against any candidate is not the solution to the challenges of insecurity; dwindling economy, Insurgency, high unemployment rate, bad governance and other problems militating against progress and development of Nigeria .

While stating that Holy Bible gave Christians the mandate to pray for leaders, it noted "anything out of this is not only unhealthy ,but retrogressive".


This amongst several reasons is why as Christian leaders in various churches , we decided to come out and speak against the divisive move by our brothers to create a religious crack in the polity ahead of the 2023 elections .

"Instead of holding nocturnal meetings to fight the issue of of Muslim -Muslim Ticket, we expected them to spend energy on talking about about how to contribute their quota to finding solutions to plethora of above mentioned problems that over the past twenty years have served as cog in the wheel of progress."

While noting in that statement that Babachir and Dogara could be the ones working to overheat the polity and destroy same party that gave them platform of political relevance, It stressed, we hold the view that this is nothing but mere selfish interest of the spent forces ,which should should be rejected outrightly ".

The statement further reads : "Everyone knows that both Former Lagos State Governor ,Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and former Borno Governor , Alh. Kashim Shettima are not religious bigots ,so the earlier they know that the idea of whipping religious sentiments against won't work .

"It is in public domain that Tinubu and Shettima helped good numbers of Christians during their days as Governors of Lagos and Borno.

"Where were they,when the heavy campaign of calumny of been a "Religious Bigot" was muted against Buhari? Of course , some of them supported him to win and were later compensated with appointments. Even with all the unprintable names Buhari was called ,yet they worked for him.

The group also asked, " When Babachir and Dogara held public offices ,at what point did they speak or work for Christians ?

Reacting to what it described as "Senator Abbo's outburst on the Muslim-Muslim ticked problem, it simply asked ,"Was the intimacy gadget scandal and slapping of the lady at the intimacy gadget shop part of religious evangelism?

We are urging Christians to shun Babachir ,Dogara and Senator Abbo's divisive strategies and vote candidates of their choice regardless of religion and tribal backgrounds. Adding ,"The most important thing for Nigerians now is come out during the elections and vote good leaders based on merit ; experience and records of performance .

The evil party end is just too near...

From the Details of the news you do not need a spiritual gift to know that the so called coalition group are Tinubu's Fans

E go shock Tinubu

fools

That day, una go force them make them vote those jihadist na

One thing about this Agbado is making BATstards so delusional after munching it

A suicide bomber cannot be Vice President

The sane Nigerians are speaking up. Let the bigots and fanatics continue on their slippery slope.
They will soon swarm this thread with their silly images.

It's not too long anymore.
The funny thing here is that these northern groups will always look for a very useless 'Christian' to be their spokesman.

Tinubu chose a northern Muslim as his deputy because to him the northern Muslim will not like to vote for a northern Christian. And I ask; so Christians can vote for a Muslim candidate but a Muslim candidate can not vote for a northern Christian candidate. Is this not trying to tell those of other faith that they are not fit to rule them in a country where you say there is freedom of religion?

All these people have forgotten that the Nigeria of yesterday is not the same as today and certainly will not be the same in 2023. MNK has opened the eyes of those that are sleeping.
E go shock them.

bcoz of tinubu i hv collected my pvc, i must vote that man for president. i hate liars obi is a liar

Source

Oxb90:
It's not too long anymore.
The funny thing here is that these northern groups will always look for a very useless 'Christian' to be their spokesman.
Tinubu chose a northern Muslim as his deputy because to him the northern Muslim will not like to vote for a northern Christian. He forgot that Nigeria of yesterday is not the same of today and certainly will not be the same in 2023.
E go shock them.

Useless for speaking the truth.

PO zombies are seeing their plans falling like pack of cards. The religious cards does not work. Look for something else. Your brother in IPOB PO is not going to win this election. Forget it!!! You are all losers. He should go to his family business and stop scamming people. How can we elect a compulsive liar as president? Mtcheww!!!

Rubbish
When you not killing them you forcing them
This time we see

They better if they know what is good for them

Feminews:
Christians'll Surely Vote Tinubu/Shettima,Arewa Group Tells Babachir, Dogara

... Says They're Spent Forces , Using Religion to Divide Nigerians



Northern based religious group under umbrella of Arewa Coalition for Good Governance has said the hardline positions of Former Secretary to the Federal Government; Mr. Lawal Babachir, former House of Representatives Speaker,Rt. Hon.Lawal Dogara and Adamawa Lawmaker, Senator Ishaku Abbo over issue of the All Progressives Congress, APC's choice of Muslim-Muslim ticket are based on selfish interest.

According to the group, their anger is premised on the fact that none of them was picked as running mate and not on issue of Muslim-Muslim Ticket as it being projected .

"At a time when all critical stakeholders of APC are supposed to be working for unity and progress of the party during the forthcoming 2023 general elections, they have decided to deploy religious sentiments as a weapon of war to discourage Christians from Tinubu/Shettima", the group posited.

In a press statement signed by the Leader of the Coalition of Christian groups for Good Governance, Elder Peter Sati Auta,the group hold the view that, " Nigerians , especially the Electorate are wise enough to know that whipping religious sentiments against any candidate is not the solution to the challenges of insecurity; dwindling economy, Insurgency, high unemployment rate, bad governance and other problems militating against progress and development of Nigeria.

While stating that Holy Bible gave Christians the mandate to pray for leaders, it noted "anything out of this is not only unhealthy ,but retrogressive."


This amongst several reasons is why as Christian leaders in various churches, we decided to come out and speak against the divisive move by our brothers to create a religious crack in the polity ahead of the 2023 elections.

"Instead of holding nocturnal meetings to fight the issue of of Muslim -Muslim Ticket, we expected them to spend energy on talking about about how to contribute their quota to finding solutions to plethora of above mentioned problems that over the past twenty years have served as cog in the wheel of progress."

While noting in that statement that Babachir and Dogara could be the ones working to overheat the polity and destroy same party that gave them platform of political relevance, It stressed, we hold the view that this is nothing but mere selfish interest of the spent forces ,which should should be rejected outrightly ."

The statement further reads : "Everyone knows that both Former Lagos State Governor ,Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and former Borno Governor , Alh. Kashim Shettima are not religious bigots ,so the earlier they know that the idea of whipping religious sentiments against won't work .

"It is in public domain that Tinubu and Shettima helped good numbers of Christians during their days as Governors of Lagos and Borno.

"Where were they,when the heavy campaign of calumny of been a "Religious Bigot" was muted against Buhari? Of course , some of them supported him to win and were later compensated with appointments. Even with all the unprintable names Buhari was called, yet they worked for him.

The group also asked, "When Babachir and Dogara held public offices, at what point did they speak or work for Christians?

Reacting to what it described as "Senator Abbo's outburst on the Muslim-Muslim ticked problem, it simply asked, "Was the se^x to^y scandal and slapping of the lady at the se^x to^y shop part of religious evangelism?

We are urging Christians to shun Babachir, Dogara and Senator Abbo's divisive strategies and vote candidates of their choice regardless of religion and tribal backgrounds. Adding ,"The most important thing for Nigerians now is come out during the elections and vote good leaders based on merit; experience and records of performance .

Very well said.

@Feminews, you forgot to add the article source link at the bottom of your post. Do that to give your post some credibility.

Oxb90:
It's not too long anymore.
The funny thing here is that these northern groups will always look for a very useless 'Christian' to be their spokesman.

Tinubu chose a northern Muslim as his deputy because to him the northern Muslim will not like to vote for a northern Christian. And I ask; so Christians can vote for a Muslim candidate but a Muslim candidate can not vote for a northern Christian candidate. Is this not trying to tell those of other faith that they are not fit to rule them in a country where you say there is freedom of religion?

All these people have forgotten that the Nigeria of yesterday is not the same as today and certainly will not be the same in 2023. MNK has opened the eyes of those that are sleeping.
E go shock them.

He has limited or no choice. Muslims are minority in the south so the Christians in the north. By calculations, Tinubu choosing a Northern Christian vice means two minorities as running mates with technically the least chance to win any election.

Now my concern, does it mean the status quo will never change and we want this country to get better? Every Nigerian should be at liberty and filled with hope to aspire to any level in life including presidential aspiration so long he/she is qualified. Be it Hausa, Ibo, Yoruba, Muslim, Christian, Traditional faith etc.

A Muslim from the south and Christian from the North are also Nigerians and should be at liberty to contest irrespective of their permutation and calculation. The electoate can only complain with their voters card and not by heating the polity with sentiment-laced utterances or any campaign of calumny.

However, I personally have fears about this election process as a whole because not so much has changed since 2019. The usual script and suspects are still on display. No body is shifting any argument towards issues and values. We are spending too much time on candidates rather than what they can offer.
We the electorates are taking undue position just to curry the favour of our loved and desired candidate. Not bad though as we are human....but let's ask ourselves- for example, that since our Constitution and structure is fundamentally wrong, why are the contestants not speaking in that regard? Your answer may be as good as mine- may be, that some electorates (northern) will reject such candidate. If so, then the same reason Tinubu is trying to assuage some block voters too.

Honestly, Nigeria needs revamp and I am lost as to how to go from here. Because I don't understand why Buhari who has nothing to loose again cannot even take the remainder of his tenure to sort and sanitise our Constitution and structures out in a way that who ever comes in can do better. Present Government keep setting the future ones to fail. ​

Finally, I know an average Ibo reading my take, may feel disappointed but be rest assured that I am aswell, infact every sane Nigeria is. I have said it before now here on Nairaland that we need a united South to defeat the problems bedeviling Nigeria. It may be difficult to achieve but the easier it is the better Nigeria we can achieve.

I won't denigrate the personality of Obi as I don't know enough about him to do so. He is far older and more accomplished than my humble self. I only hope to do well and better in life.....
Whoever wins between the duo, I am fine. All we want is a greater Nigeria