₦airaland Forum

Dangerous Precedence Of Same Faith Presidential Ticket

With all his exposure, social relations and seeming religious understanding and tolerance, former Lagos state governor and Presidential candidate of the ruling APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu disappointed not a few Nigerians with his avowed insistence of a muslim-muslim presidential ticket. This is coming against constructive advice from eminent Nigerian leaders of different backgrounds against choosing a fellow muslim instead of pairing with a Christian for balance governance. Let it be known that those seeking for a balanced Presidential ticket are not doing so for fear of islamisation of the country.

No no, very far from it. It is to balance a natural instinct of having a sense of belonging, pride, security, etc, which allows every segment of the population to participate in the decision making process of a nation as encouraged by democracy. If its for the fear of turning the nation into one religion, then Tinubu himself, a muslim, could have converted his Christian wife. Democracy is a growing natural component of man’s growth and development which begets respect, fairness, equity, equality, tolerance, etc and the absence of it in an association of people of different backgrounds communicates nothing but domination, intolerance, inequality, unfairness, disrespect and disdain, etc.

All associations of human beings survive on democracy where everyone feels a sense of belonging and security, pride, satisfaction. Because everyone is a political animal and the essence of politics is participation, where participation is deliberately exclusive, acrimony, conflict, suspicion, fear (both imagine and real), comes to fore. If only Tinubu and co will keep politics aside and reflect on the morality and godliness of the decision, am sure he will understand better. But because of extreme politicisation, he sees nothing wrong in it. In his years as governor of Lagos and as the kingmaker in Lagos for years, I stand corrected: his state, where both populations are of equal status, there has never been a Muslim-muslim or Christian-christian ticket. Many have been wondering whether the action is purely to compensate loyalty or to advance a business interest or for other reasons yet unknown. The exclusive political or economic interests of such a same faith ticket has not been enumerated to the nation because there is none, not a single one. Majority of states where we have same faith tickets are areas where one faith clearly dominates the other in clear proportion..

The level of national uproar and international condemnation was enough to change the heart of Tinubu . The danger of this is that every action of government and its organs can easily be interpreted, presented and even mispresented in religious terms whether intended or not. Someone has, among many questions, asked a simple question as to the use of the asorock villa church if the VP is a muslim. This may look so simple and ignorable, but the reality is starring at us. And if for any reason it happened, another faulty line has been opened in the warped political permutations of the nation, where its sustenance even at the risk of many negative consequences will be continuously advanced. In the immediate past there has been serious concerns over the dominance of presidential appointments especially of security chiefs by one faith over the other.

What then happens if both the President and his vice are of the same faith? What happens at the Federal Executive Council? As it is now, its on record that of the many cabinet Ministers in the whole 19 northern states, only 2 are Christians with the remaining muslims. Even in some of the northern states that have 2 ministers, both of them are of the same religion. These and many more can happen and many more issues certainly arise if such fears are not allayed.

Those of us encouraging a balance ticket especially in the presidency of a nation dominated by 2 major religions are not doing so for any other reasons other than for peaceful and mutual understanding and coexistence in government and the smooth development and progression of the nation’s politics . We are only seeking for what is right and expedient to be done to carry everyone along and for all of us to feel secured and our interests advanced and protected. Many more analysis with clear and empirical facts and figures have also been put forward by both concerned Christian and Muslim individuals, clerics and groups. The remains that even if an entire political party is made up of people from the same state, offices of responsibility and leadership will be shared according to LGAs and similarly down to the wards and possibly units. How would a presidency of same faith ticket looks like, especially when the nation seems to have come out of such dichotomy? What new foundation are we laying? For who?

The contentious matter shows clearly that Tinubu and some few persons are only interested in personal gains and not the collective interest of security, development, harmony and good governance of the country.

To say no Christian is as competent as Shettima in the north smacks of the highest disrespect and disdain for the entire church in northern Nigeria.

As a journalist, one of the things I benefit and cherish within the profession is the uncompromising content of objectivity.

Not only Christians, but many muslim clerics, brothers and sisters who cherished mutual coexistence are equally not happy with Tinubu over the choice of Shettima. Tinubu and his co-travellers have seen the reactions, except they chose to damn the consequences.

A new dimension of fear, mutual distrust and uncertainty has no doubt, enveloped the Nigerian polity.

To a typical Christian, the decision by Tinubu is a deep indication of total and reckless disrespect to Christians and Christianity as a whole.

Whatever might have confused or convinced Asiwaju in doing this, only Nigerians can stop it at the polls come february 2023. The grave consequence is that if this succeeds, God forbid, then Christians may never find it funny anymore. It will then become, not just a perpetual winning strategy but a chosen form of democratic governance of exclusivity and marginalization. Peace loving Nigerians must rise to the occasion NOT to allow it happen.

Leadership

How many threads are you people going to create about this Muslim Muslim ticket?

Hope no be say some people's life are stuck in politics

helinues:
How many threads are you people going to create about this Muslim Muslim ticket?

Hope no be say some people's life are stuck in politics

Have you even read through the lines or you want to be the first to comment?

Oyetola lost to Adeleke a Christian Christian ticket ... And. You think Tinubu would trade Northern block vote over religion especially Christian that won't vote him



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GardenOfGod:
Have you even read through the lines or you want to be the first to comment?

Which lines? Can it be different from several we have read before?

Abeg you guys should let us rest and use your power on the ballot instead of being insensitive with religion matter

Tinubu will surely lose the election to Mr Obi.

He's insensitive, desperate and incompetent

helinues:
Which lines? Can it be different from several we have read before?

Abeg you guys should let us rest and use your power on the ballot instead of being insensitive with religion matter

Of course as Osun people have used theirs. Werey APC wailing

E go shock una come 2023. Muslim/Muslim ticket is an injustice against the Christians.
What is happening in Osun will be child's play compare to what Will happen in 2023.
Buhari a Muslim is leaving office after 8 years, does it make sense for another Muslim to enter again worse still with a Muslim VP.
APC will be rejected at the pools but we'll meaning Nigerians.

KingOfTheDamned:
Your wailing is just starting

APC is gone forever. Next year election will be the final nail in the coffin

Cry more tears o. you ar ejust starting

Nigerians are no more to be tossed about.... APC in 2015 mocked that Nigerians are wailing wailers... Lia Muhammad was their chief executive officer of the wailing mockery propaganda. Now Nigerians will return the gesture in quantum to them... From Osun State... Let the wailing start!

GardenOfGod:
Of course as Osun people have used theirs. Werey APC wailing

Is it that some of you people can't express yourself without throwing tantrum?

Huh??

helinues:
Is it that some of you people can't express yourself without throwing tantrum?

Huh??

Tantrum you mean? Who is the engine room of tantrum? Lia Muhammad if you don't know

helinues:
Is it that some of you people can't express yourself without throwing tantrum?

Huh??

How far your statistics wetting be Osun score ?

Viscuz:
How far your statistics wetting be Osun score ?

He left the group chat!

GardenOfGod:
He left the group chat!

That guy fit sick o make una check on am

Tinubu himself, a muslim, could have converted his Christian wife.



Could have is not good enough
He could have tried and failed
The reason she became a pastor to set the record straight.

Viscuz:
That guy fit sick o make una check on am

I go check am with cassava

limeta:
Tinubu himself, a muslim, could have converted his Christian wife.



Could have is not good enough
He could have tried and failed
The reason she became a pastor to set the record straight.

Pastor without any sermon

You guys are still on this topic?

Move on abeg.

Election is still seven months ahead

Think9ja:
You guys are still on this topic?

Move on abeg.

Election is still seven months ahead

Osun effect will happen in 2023

Peter Obi is the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria!

Fcxdd

Igbos....



Since una want turn this election matter to tribal or religious war, I WONDER WHO THE IGBO MUSLIMS ARE SUPPORTING.

I know a lot of Yorubas and Hausa/fulanis supporting Obi but one can hardly see any true Igbo person supporting Tinubu and this doesn't make sense.

I'M NOT A FAN OF ATIKU AND TINUBU BUT ONE THIS IS SURE,


PETER OBI CAN NEVER BE THE PRESIDENT OF THIS COUNTRY.

helinues:
How many threads are you people going to create about this Muslim Muslim ticket?

Hope no be say some people's life are stuck in politics

It is good to create more awareness

People need to check and recheck before voting

PETER OBI WILL NEVER BE THE PRESIDENT OF THIS COUNTRY!

Save this post!

Osu Alusi Ipob jew pigs are full of arrogance and hate for themselves and others.

You will hardly see any true Igbo man supporting Tinubu but I know a lot of yorubas and Hausa/fulanis supporting Obi and this doesn't make sense.

They have the worst performing and corrupt governors and leaders. Most of them ranting online are typing from Lagos, Ogun or Ibadan instead of Anambra, Enugu or Imo State, yet they call themselves developer grin grin grin grin grin
Instead of them to start by holding their senseless, evil and corrupt leaders responsible first, they fume and exhibit their epilepsy trait online at the mention of Tinubu or anything matter concerning yorubas.


Una never READY

No need to talk too much go to the poll next year and be Obidient and yusfull and watch Nigeria change