Festus Keyamo, minister of state, labour and employment,
says Nigerians should not allow clerics of any faith to influence their voting
pattern in the 2023 presidential election.
Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) had, on Sunday, announced Kashim Shettima, former
Borno governor, as his running mate for the 2023 elections.
The announcement came shortly after Ibrahim Masari stepped
down as the “placeholder” running mate of Tinubu.
The Muslim-Muslim ticket had elicited criticism from some
Nigerians who described it as an injustice to the Christian community.
Following the announcement, Keyamo had described Shetima as
the “perfect” running mate for Tinubu.
However, Babachir Lawal, former secretary to the government
of the federation (SGF), criticised the decision, saying it was a “disastrous
error and grave injustice”.
However, in a series of tweets on Wednesday, Keyamo asked
Nigerians to shun religious sentiments and be focused on performance when
voting in 2023.
“No one should
deceive us, as ordinary Nigerians, be it a pastor or Imam, to vote or not to
vote for anyone based on the religious colouration of the ticket,” Keyamo
tweeted.
“Let the debate begin as to the PERFORMANCE of Bola Yinubu
as Gov. of Lagos State and not the issue of same faith ticket.”
A famous quote: ‘Are you Hindu, muslim or Christian?’ And a young girl replied, ‘I am hungry!’ As the elites selfishly try to smuggle religion into politics, ordinary citizens just need good governance. We must steer the country towards the part of making HUMANITY our religion!
— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) July 12, 2022
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayNo one should deceive us, as ordinary Nigerians, be it a pastor or Imam, to vote or not to vote for anyone based on the religious colouration of the ticket. Let the debate begin as to the PERFORMANCE of @officialABAT as Gov. of Lagos State and not the issue of same faith ticket
— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) July 12, 2022
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