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North Will Not Vote Candidates Who Exploit Religious And Ethnic Diversity - NEF by OLAADEGBU(op):
Northern Nigeria Will Not Support President Candidates Who Seek To Divide Christians, Muslims, Exploit Religious, Ethnic Differences, Northern Elders Vow
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September 2, 2022
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Chairman of NEF, Professor Ango Abdullahi, said this at a book launch in Kaduna on Thursday.

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has said Northern Nigeria will not support any presidential candidate that seeks to exploit the region's ethnic and religious diversity to get to power in 2023.

Chairman of NEF, Professor Ango Abdullahi, said this at a book launch in Kaduna on Thursday.

The former Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria also frowned on a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket but failed to mention the name of any political party.

The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu and his running mate, a former governor of Borno, are Muslims, and this has generated controversy.

The NEF Chairman said, “We will participate in all political and electoral activities as equals, and concerning other Nigerians who respect us. In the North, we consider attempts to create divisions and conflicts around religion as hostile acts.

“We have paid a high price in conflicts around religion in the North, and we do not need to do more. Our insecurity and collapsing economy do not discriminate between Christians and Muslims.

“We cannot seek solutions from them as Muslims or Christians. I have to state here that we are witnessing some of the crudest and most unproductive campaigns to create divisions between Hausa and Fulani people, and create distances between Christians and Muslims in the North.

“We warn that these contemptible attempts will fail because they find no support in history. We warn that these contemptible attempts will fail because they find no support in history going back centuries, or in the recent past.

“While we differ in faith and ethnicity, history, geography and our experiences in living as Nigerians have created roots and bonds that cannot be destroyed by desperate political gambits.

"The North will participate in all political and electoral activities as equals and with respect to other Nigerians who respect us. The North want leaders who will lead with integrity, competence, compassion and the fear of God."

According to him, northerners will not “support a candidate that fails to convince that he will radically improve the quality of governance and the integrity of leaders."

Abdullahi added that “Northerners will not be intimidated into making choices that do not improve the chances of real changes in their current circumstances."
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Re: North Will Not Vote Candidates Who Exploit Religious And Ethnic Diversity - NEF by Dereformer(m): 11:22am On Sep 02, 2022
APC already exploited Religious differences by fielding Moslem - Moslem candidates.

PDP already exploited ethnic differences by fielding a northern/fulani candidate to take over from the current senile northern/fulani candidate.

Vote Labour Party for President for justice, equity and stability of Nigeria.
Re: North Will Not Vote Candidates Who Exploit Religious And Ethnic Diversity - NEF by jumper524(m): 11:23am On Sep 02, 2022
I only know of one candidate whose supporters are always yelling yoruba Muslims, hausa Christians, fulani pegan.
Their only hope is to take advantage of the religious conflict hovering the nation as a yardstick to win election.
Their pemutation are always like this.
Plateau have always fought fulani Muslims so they'll vote for us or they say yoruba Muslims are trying to islamize southwest through hijab.
Well these are the same set of people who discriminate themselves. They terms some are real people while others osu.
Suddenly they now care more than ever about northern Christians plus yoruba Christians.
Re: North Will Not Vote Candidates Who Exploit Religious And Ethnic Diversity - NEF by DaddyFreeze2020(m): 11:34am On Sep 02, 2022
Everyone knows NEF is referring to the candidate of that party using religious groups to endorse his ambition and wants to divide Muslims and Christians by using a same faith ticket to the Presidency.

No need for long stories
Re: North Will Not Vote Candidates Who Exploit Religious And Ethnic Diversity - NEF by OLAADEGBU(op): 11:34am On Sep 02, 2022
jumper524:
I only know of one candidate whose supporters are always yelling yoruba Muslims, hausa Christians, fulani pegan.
Their only hope is to take advantage of the religious conflict hovering the nation as a yardstick to win election.
Their pemutation are always like this.
Plateau have always fought fulani Muslims so they'll vote for us or they say yoruba Muslims are trying to islamize southwest through hijab.
Well these are the same set of people who discriminate themselves. They terms some are real people while others osu.
Suddenly they now care more than ever about northern Christians plus yoruba Christians.
Only if they had listened to the voice of wisdom from the grave. undecided

Re: North Will Not Vote Candidates Who Exploit Religious And Ethnic Diversity - NEF by BATified2023: 11:35am On Sep 02, 2022
At least those who believe election is basically about insulting Muslims n their main campaign motive is to create religious chaos can see with their eyes now

They have nothing to campaign with except
Blackmail
Threat
Violence
Character assasination
N co


They are never objective in their campaign,u will never see them compare achievements n track records of candidates during governance but u will see irrelevant like

Our candidate carried baby in uk
Our candidate wore sandal by himself
Our candidate drank water by himself
Our candidate is talking by himself

Many of them are first time voters so they really don’t understand how election works,at least this will teach them how it is done
Re: North Will Not Vote Candidates Who Exploit Religious And Ethnic Diversity - NEF by BATified2023: 11:35am On Sep 02, 2022
Dereformer:
APC already exploited Religious differences by fielding Moslem - Moslem candidates.

PDP already exploited ethnic differences by fielding a northern/fulani candidate to take over from the current senile northern/fulani candidate.

Vote Labour Party for President for justice, equity and stability of Nigeria.
which equity are u talking about?

Talking about equity n fairness,how did obi even get d Labour Party ticket?

What’s fairness in telling someone who has labourer n sacrificed to step down for a new guy?

The same man that we don’t see in churches prior to election year but suddenly remembered he was a Christian during election time n started touring churches like he only wants to b president of Christian

If u tell me u want an Igbo president it’s tenable n I agree but don’t talk about fairness n peter obi as regards election n Labour Party
Re: North Will Not Vote Candidates Who Exploit Religious And Ethnic Diversity - NEF by BATified2023: 11:39am On Sep 02, 2022
DaddyFreeze2020:
Everyone knows NEF is referring to the candidate of that party using religious groups to endorse his ambition and wants to divide Muslims and Christians by using a same faith ticket to the Presidency.

No need for long stories
God bless u

There’s a precedent of how he did exactly that in his state n he’s trying to replicate it at d federal level because he still believes he’s talking to his tribes men who will swallow everything hook,line n sinker once it’s from their own

Re: North Will Not Vote Candidates Who Exploit Religious And Ethnic Diversity - NEF by Kaiser20: 11:48am On Sep 02, 2022
After they scammed Tinubu to chose Muslim Muslim ticket, now everyone is distancing from Tinubu's greed
Re: North Will Not Vote Candidates Who Exploit Religious And Ethnic Diversity - NEF by sweetonugbu: 11:49am On Sep 02, 2022
Story
Re: North Will Not Vote Candidates Who Exploit Religious And Ethnic Diversity - NEF by BATified2023: 11:50am On Sep 02, 2022
Kaiser20:
After they scammed Tinubu to chose Muslim Muslim ticket, now everyone is distancing from Tinubu's greed
they are talking about peter obi that suddenly remember he’s a Christian when election is approaching
He wants to rule over Christian’s alone right?

Many of u will learn d hard way
Re: North Will Not Vote Candidates Who Exploit Religious And Ethnic Diversity - NEF by Mynd44(mod): 12:08pm On Sep 02, 2022

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