AFNewsNG
Latest Breaking News In Nigeria

Muslim-Muslim ticket: Southern President, More Important Than Religion- Akeredolu Tells Christians

0

The Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has reinstated that what is more important as 2023 presidential election draws nearer is a president from the Southern

Akeredolu who spoke on Sunday at the 40th Holy Ghost Convention Dinner of The Sword Ministries held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Agbawo, Ibadan, Oyo State capital admonished Nigerians to look beyond religion during next year’s election.

The Ondo Governor, who is also the Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, insisted that the North cannot retain power after spending eight years in office.

In a statement made available to the press by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde the Governor explained that he led his colleagues in the Southern Governors’ Forum to demand a Southern Presidency despite stiff opposition from some quarters.

He called on the people not to throw away the chances of producing the next President, particularly from the Southwest where Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu hails from.

READ ALSO  See List Of Major Oil Marketers Approved To Sell Dangote Fuel | READ DETAILS

He said, ”I discussed with Bishop Francis Wale Oke that presidency must come to the South. Take it or leave it, it is the minimum we can get. It must come to the South. The North cannot produce President for eight years and still want to retain it for another eight years. It is not going to work.

“That is why under the Southern Governors’ Forum, where, luckily, God made me the chairman, we kept hammering on that. It must come to the South. And when it also got to our party in APC, we fought that it must come to the South.

“Luckily, it did not only come to South, it came to the South-West. Now, where do we stand? I understand our feelings because I’m one of you. I am a Christian. All of us here are worried. What will be our gain, and that, why is my party, the APC throwing up a Muslim/Muslim ticket.

READ ALSO  Kalu Erred, Adducing Network As Reason For Nay Voting At The Senate, Derogatory, Laughable - Abraham Amah Fires OUK

“It has been a real issue for all of us. Even members of the party, it has been an issue for us. We have debated it, fought it and we have done so many things on it. I have always said to people, my fight was for Southern President.

“Now it has come to the South-West, will I now throw the baby away with the bathwater? Can I, in all honesty, do it? Should I, in all honesty, do it?

“We call it a matter of coincidence. It is a matter of conscience. All of us are here, why don’t we look at it from one angle. The buck stops on the table of the President. Do we have a capable hand who can manage the affairs if given the opportunity? Do you have a man who is bold enough to challenge incursion into our land? That is it.

READ ALSO  Fresh trouble as Petition asking EU, UK to place travel ban on El-Rufai gathers 20,491 signatures

“All of us here have lived together for years and we didn’t allow religion to bring fight among us. We have Muslims in our families and there is no fight. We have many leaders in Yoruba land who have both Muslims and Christians in their families and there is no fight.

“So, we want to appeal to our people that this is our time. I want to appeal to all our senior Pastors and General Overseers to help talk to their followers. We politicians can only do little. This is our time, please don’t be angry.”

Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress and his running mate Kashim Shettima are both Muslims from the South-West and North-East respectively.

Rotimi-Akeredolu-

Watch What's Trending!

 

Leave A Reply

Your email address will not be published.