Following the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket by the
ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, a popular priest of the Catholic
Archdiocese of Abuja, Fr. Oluoma Chinenye John, also known as Fada Oluoma, has
said that if the party wins in 2023, Muslims would continue in power after Bola
Tinubu’s administration.
Recall that APC presidential candidate, Tinubu yesterday
announced former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima as his running mate.
Consequently, Northern Christians and most Southerners have
continued to lambast the ruling party over the choice of a Muslim-Muslim
ticket.
Reacting, Fada Oluoma in a statement on his verified
Facebook page on Monday, expressed concerns that the move by APC would continue
to trigger religious sentiments in the country.
He, however, urged the aggrieved citizens to vote for a
better political party in the forthcoming presidential elections, stressing
that other candidates were ready to change the status quo.
He wrote, “APC is just one party, we have other parties in
Nigeria. One of the beauties of democracy is the availability of options.
Crying over APC’s candidates in the midst of other candidates questions our
readiness to change the status quo or our capacity to make and accept informed
decisions.
“There’s only one major reason behind the Muslim-Muslim
ticket by APC; electoral victory. Without a Muslim VP, the APC will lose
significant votes from the North and probably lose the entire presidency. This
is the fear and the reason for a Muslim VP. Don’t let anyone beguile you to
make it a religious problem, if you do, you will keep losing the big picture.
“I’ll never reduce this issue to a religious problem, it’s
more of political dexterity. APC chose electoral votes over religious
sentiments. Of course, APC knows a number of Christians will be offended, but
they still went ahead probably knowing that the mathematics of more votes
favour them in this issue more than feelings.
“If you don’t like it, you are right. Crying and bemoaning
it? That’s where you and I separate. There’s Labour Party that is driving a
political revolution, invest in it, be part of it, preach it and convert others
if PDP and APC don’t appeal to you.
“Whether this is a smart move by APC or not depends on
voters. If it’s a bad strategy, it’s the APC that should bemoan it, not you an
independent voter. Even card-carrying members of a party are not forced to vote
for the candidates of their party.
“If APC wins 2023 presidency, Nigeria will be democratically
handing over power from one Muslim to another. This means that religious
sentiments can be thumped in our quest for a better nation. That also means
that kindred sentiments like tribe and region can also be thumped”.
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