The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has said that Muslims in
the South West zone have no other option than to support the candidature of
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
MURIC Director, Professor Isiaq Akintola, made this
disclosure while addressing journalists at the University of Ibadan, Oyo State
at the weekend.
Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, is the Presidential
candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Our correspondent recalls that South West Muslims under the
platform of Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN) through its President,
Alhaji Rasaki Oladejo had last week endorsed the candidature of Tinubu.
Akintola has now said that Muslims in the South West region
have no choice than to support Tinubu.
Akintola, who addressed journalists during a send-forth and
book presentation organised by MUSWEN in honour of a former Executive Secretary
of the organisation, Professor Daud Noibi, said that Yoruba Muslims have been
suffering for decades.
He added that those who have either been President or Vice
President from the region are Christians.
Akintola said, “MUSWEN endorsed the APC presidential
candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and I want to affirm that MUSWEN has no other
choice. They don’t have any other alternative.
“MURIC has said it earlier that we are supporting a Muslim
presidential candidate from the South West.
“Because the Yoruba Muslims have suffered for decades. All
those who have been either President or Vice President are Christians.
“From Obasanjo to Diya to Shonekan and now to the current
Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, all of them have been Christians.
“At this time, we are supporting MUSWEN for endorsing
Tinubu. MURIC has said it earlier that we want a Muslim presidential candidate
and since Tinubu has emerged as the APC candidate, the South West Muslims has
no other choice than to support him”.
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