According to William Kumuyi, the General Overseer of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, politicians should always take Nigerians’ preferences into account while making choices.
Kumuyi made the comment while pointing out that Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, chose Borno Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate, which was a risky move.
Nigerians criticized Tinubu harshly after he decided to run on a Muslim-Muslim ticket.
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In order to balance his presidential ticket, Nigerians had urged Tinubu to select a Christian, but he chose a Northern Muslim instead.
Kumuyi, however, argued that when making a choice, legislators should remember that they were not elected to their positions.
He spoke after paying a visit to the Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, yesterday.
Addressing journalists, the clergyman said: “The Muslim-Muslim or Christian-Christan ticket is a difficult and slippery area.
“The APC presidential flagbearer Bola Tinubu and his party took that slippery way to make Borno Sen and ex-Gov Kashiim Shettima his running mate.
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“What I will say is that the political office holders should look at the heartbeat of the country, as well as desires of the people.
“Politicians should know that they are not there for themselves. They are there for all of us. They should ask and make their research about what the nation wants.
“They should ask and make their research on what the country wants, what the people want; if they listen to the people, we will be confident that they will listen to us when they get there.”
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