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The Muslim-muslim Ticket by Abdul4trust1(m): 5:25pm On Jul 11, 2022 |
The Muslim-muslim ticket by APC has generated lots of concerns and vociferous outrage from mostly Nigerians of southern region and perhaps the Northern christian minority. I honestly do understand why some persons feel scared about it, however, I refuse to validate or consolidate that fear for some reasons. 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 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 favor 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 the candidates of their party. In the midst of these, I wish to state the following implications: - If Tinubu, a Muslim from the south cannot win election with a Christian VP from the North, northern Muslims, southern Muslims and northern christians don't need me to spell it out for them. If they can't gerrit, let them forget abourri. Also, our sincere and honest Muslim brethren from the North have got work to do. - 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. We can quickly rebuild our nation by jettisoning all those retrogressive sentiments. Why don't we pursue these goals vigorously now? Why can't we pull down vestiges of tribal, religious and regional sentiments that have slowed our progress and held us down? -If you support a Muslim- Muslim or christian-christian ticket, why can't you support the removal of religious laws from our constitution, the abolishment of discrepancy in cut off marks to Unity schools and all manner of quota systems that demean merit? Let's go all the way please. Don't relegate religious sentiments only when it's convenient for your particular goal, let's get thorough and rigorous about it for the good of our country. Actually, Nigeria and Nigerians stand to gain better when we throw away all these sentiments. - "Democracy is about number" is a stealthy, subtle and insidious poison. Number is not the beauty of democracy, value is. If number were the alpha and Omega of democracy, Obama wouldn't have emerged the POTUS when he did, the UK wouldn't have a Muslim as mayor of London today. These countries are world leaders in Democratic ideals. Values such as competence, honesty, ideas etc take the front seat. Not like they don't deal with the toxic sentiments of religion and it's kinds, it's just that they have evolved to the point where these sentiments are kept under bridle and bit. Such values are created intentionally, deliberately and constitutionally. This is what makes democracy beautiful, that's what we should be doing. Go get your PVC if you don't have one, tell others about the candidate you want to vote, convince and convert them. Shun propaganda and let the campaign be issue based. |
Re: The Muslim-muslim Ticket by Frigga13: 5:32pm On Jul 11, 2022 |
But Obi supporters feel Election has nothing with issue based But toxic and aggressively based The feel say the more noise and toxicity.. the closer they’re to the President Atiku is the incoming Let build Nigeria .. a unified Nigeria that will issue in a new dawn of peace and progress Power to the people North 2023 2 Likes |
Re: The Muslim-muslim Ticket by SmellyNyash: 6:26pm On Jul 11, 2022 |
Yeye dey smell. It will never work here!! SmellyNyash!! |
Re: The Muslim-muslim Ticket by Abdul4trust1(m): 6:43pm On Jul 11, 2022 |
SmellyNyash:the reason we have other candidates in the presidential race. So, the choice is yours. 1 Like |
Re: The Muslim-muslim Ticket by SmellyNyash: 7:16pm On Jul 11, 2022 |
Abdul4trust1:Be sincere, if its Christian Christian candidates, are u going to be OK with it? |
Re: The Muslim-muslim Ticket by Abdul4trust1(m): 9:01pm On Jul 11, 2022 |
SmellyNyash:why won't I be comfortable with it if the candidates are okay. That has be the fate of Edo Muslims. It has always be christian-christian governorship ticket in Edo state. |
Re: The Muslim-muslim Ticket by SmellyNyash: 2:05am On Jul 12, 2022 |
Abdul4trust1:You see, ur sentimental here . We are talking about a whole nation and ur talking about a state. What of Nasarawa state. Has any christian been governor before don't dey have alot of christians there? U know why Nigeria is like this and will continue to be worse? Tribalism and religion. Once it favors u, u don't care. U know the North can never and will never accept Christian Christian ticket but dey want to force it on Christians and it's not fair. It's dividing the nation more. |
Re: The Muslim-muslim Ticket by richie240: 2:45am On Jul 12, 2022 |
Una self entitlement nor be here, walahi. Wetin consyn LP with APC policies biko? Una dey d same party? More like a fidelity bank manager insisting on making decisions for first bank, how e take rhyme abeg? Nobody owes u any explanation nwoke! There are at least 5 political parties, choose d one whose policies align with your ideology and stop throwing infantile tantrums upandan like d one month baby wey hin mama commot brezz from hin mouth! Why do u gyes make basic tins so strenuous like dis? Na by force? SmellyNyash: |
Re: The Muslim-muslim Ticket by Goldenkrezi: 4:21am On Jul 12, 2022 |
Abdul4trust1: Another trash by a Muslim. Issue based werey wo.. You guys won't see anything wrong in this Muslim-Muslim thing surely but if it was the other way round you'd have villified all that stands for Xtian-xtian. Ashiere!! |
Re: The Muslim-muslim Ticket by Abdul4trust1(m): 6:10am On Jul 12, 2022 |
SmellyNyash:you can vote for another candidate. It's not a must to vote Tinubu |
Re: The Muslim-muslim Ticket by SmellyNyash: 9:37am On Jul 12, 2022 |
richie240:Who be this thing?
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