Previous Leader of the young wing of the Christian Relationship of Nigeria (CAN) and an individual from the Northern Older folks Gathering (NEL), Rev. Bitrus Dangiwa has pronounced that Nigeria is not ready for a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket.
He likewise said the decision All Progressives Congress (APC) would have lost the 2015 race if the gathering had exhibited a Muslim – Muslim ticket.
Talking in a meeting with writers yesterday in Kaduna, Dangiwa said the nation was profoundly isolated along religion line and it would be self-destructive for any political gathering to take that sort of choice and hope to win decision.
Responding to late charges by Bola Tinubu, national pioneer of the APC that Senate President Bukola Saraki and Nasir el-Rufai, legislative leader of Kaduna state, obstructed his odds of turning into the running mate of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, Dangiwa kept up that Saraki and others took an enthusiastic remain to guarantee the solidarity of the nation.
"We thank the Senate President, Representative Bukola Saraki and others for rule against Muslim-Muslim ticket Administration. Truly the Nigeria of today is not the Nigeria of yesterday where religious contrasts doesn't make a difference much. I recognize the senate President for being touchy to the sentiments of Christians Nigerians in Nigeria" he said.
He said promote that the number of inhabitants in Nigerian Christians is not one that can be overlooked by any lawmaker.
As indicated by him, "the Abiola-Kingibe ticket in 1993 was on account of the gathering committed an error yet Christians still upheld them in light of the mien of MKO Abiola. However, today the nation is pointedly partitioned along ethnic and religious lines and political choices must be taken such that each area is conveyed along.
"In the event that the APC had committed that error by showing a Muslim-Muslim ticket, I think about whether the gathering would have won the presidential decision. I am certain the Christians, for reasons unknown would host bolstered a get-together that has a Christian on the ticket.
"On the off chance that Bola Tinubu felt that a few people prevented him from being VP, he was not being reasonable for Christians in Nigeria, he was acting naturally focused by pushing for a Muslim-Muslim ticket just to accomplish his desire. He was considering himself, not about Nigeria and the emergency that would have happened, we couldn't have possessed the capacity to contain it", he said.
He approached lawmakers to take choices that can advance peace in the nation as opposed to bring about division. He said no government official can cheat Nigerians in 2019 as they will consider their pioneers responsible for their activities.
"There would be greater rational soundness in governmental issues and Nigerians will utilize their votes to vote out the individuals who have not performed. Next decision will in light of execution, individuals will search for the individuals who have performed and who can perform.
"On the off chance that you have not performed and you returned to approach individuals to vote in favor of you, they will solicit you to give account from yourself. We have been approaching individuals for responsibility from their pioneers", the priest said.
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