The Christian Association of Nigeria’s(CAN) rejection of a muted Muslim/Muslim presidential ticket has sparked reactions.
The Christian organisation has previously urged major political parties in the nation from fielding Christian/Christian or Muslim/Muslim presidential ticket in 2023, according to Anaedoonline.ng.
CAN’s National Secretary, Joseph Bade Daramola, issued a statement on Friday, describing plans to field candidates of the same faith as a danger to Nigeria’s fragile peace and unity.
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CAN also advised that the presidential contenders’ running mates be chosen with a balance of both faith practitioners in mind.
Anything opposite to the aforementioned, the organization claims, indicates that the leaders of these political parties are unconcerned with the entity’s cohesiveness.
Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar are the presidential candidates of the two major political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), respectively.
They are both Muslims.
With Atiku seeking for a Southern Christian to round out his ticket, news surfaced on Friday that the APC is considering pairing Tinubu with a strong Muslim northerner ahead of the 2023 election.
As a result of the occurrence, numerous internet users resorted to social media to share their opinions on the Christian group’s statement.
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Take a look at some of the responses below:
@zayhus07 wrote: “What does Goodluck Jonathan do to the Christian and what does Buhari is doing to Islam now that we are all talking about this issue of religion? I think what Nigeria need is a credible person who can bring positive change to Nigeria.”
@orrbazz wrote: “CAN do not have sense … Instead of them to talk about good governance they are bothered about religion.”
@Ola_olomola wrote: “Spare me of that hubris. Religion (and ethnicity) plays a huge role in the choice of Nigeria’s leadership and our society in general; let’s stop fooling ourselves.
“In fact, Nigeria is in a critical state of security right now that the religion of its president is key.”
@MrCruiseSA wrote: “If he chooses a northern Muslim then this election would be Christians vs Muslims. This is not an Islamic country so he must choose a Northern Christian.”
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@AbdulXAhmed11 wrote: “It doesn’t matter who he picks as running mate. We will vote against Mr “emi lokan” and Atiku. Peter Obi will have our votes for a better and prosperous Nigeria.”
@joeulaeto2013 wrote: “Some people are still not aware that the north is more religious sentiment that the south, you guys forgot that the south accepted MKO Abiola and Mohammed Tofa’s ticket Muslim Muslim tickets, would the north have accepted a Christian Christian ticket?
@Jim_Dlaw wrote: “Na this CAN people they cause wahala. We dey find way remove clothes, una dey talk of he must bring Christian as vice. Osibanjo that is there, what did he do or what is he doing for us?“
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