Under the shadow of Boko Haram violence, Nigerians head to the polls Saturday (March 28) to elect a president and a deputy in a vote observers say is critical for the country’s stability and economic progress.

In a twist that might have been difficult to predict, many Christians in Nigeria’s north are backing a Muslim candidate to lead their country away from the brink of violence and chaos.

Muhammadu Buhari, a Muslim from the north and the leader of the All Progressives Congress party, is challenging the leadership of incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan, a Christian from the south who heads the ruling People’s Democratic Party.

Some Nigerians fear that another term for Jonathan would mean institutionalization of corruption and emergence of more Muslim extremist groups in addition to Boko Haram. And they are willing to pin their hopes on a Muslim candidate.

In February, the Northern Christian Leaders’ Eagle-Eyes Forum endorsed Buhari, saying the country needs a leader who can protect both Christians and Muslims. The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops have not formally endorsed a candidate but appear to lean that way as well.

“The bishops see him as a man of integrity and decency who can fight corruption and Boko Haram,” said the Rev. John Bakeni, secretary of the Maiduguri Roman Catholic Diocese.

Buhari may have helped his chances among Christians by choosing a church pastor as his running mate. Yemi Osinbajo, a senior pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God and a former attorney general of the state of Lagos, is from the country’s south, where Christians are the majority and where Jonathan has traditionally had most support.

Buhari, who previously led Nigeria from December 1983 to August 1985 after taking power in a coup, has assured Christians that he has no religious agenda.

Jonathan, meanwhile, faces criticisms of failing to stop the Islamic extremists. Under his watch, Nigerian troops had appeared unable to tackle the militant Boko Haram, which has now allied itself with the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq.

Recently, the military, helped by armies from Cameroon, Chad and Niger, has been able to take back some towns previously captured by Boko Haram.

Religious leaders fear a repeat of the post-election violence of 2011, when hundreds of churches were torched and hundreds of Christians killed after Jonathan was declared the winner.

In Nairobi, an official at the All Africa Conference of Churches urged Jonathan and Buhari to show leadership “at this critical juncture in their country.”

“They must urge supporters to remain calm and refrain violence during the elections,” said Solomon Gichira, who is dealing with peace issues at the Africa-wide Protestant grouping.

Meanwhile, church sources say people are returning to their homes in northern Nigeria as the Multinational Joint Task Force, which is confronting Boko Haram, liberates areas from the extremists.

Source: www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/nigerian-christians-may-back-a-muslim-candidate-in-upcoming-presidential-elections/2015/03/24/ac9eabe4-d252-11e4-8b1e-274d670aa9c9_story.html

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Paper from USA dey talk abt Nigeria
Say yes to Nigeria
Say yes to transformation
Say yes to jonathan

Remove religion. There are more worrying facts about buhari and the apc like tyranny. Besides jona is not necessarily a "christian" candidate.

kay1one2:
Remove religion. There are more worrying facts about buhari and the apc like tyranny. Besides jona is not necessarily a "christian" candidate.

Remember when GEJ orderd the IGP to locke the gates of the national assembly to prevent lawmakers from entering?
Now that's an example of tyranny

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Say no to religions bigot
buhari is not a fanatics

sai buhari ati osinbajo for osun,
for SW,
for nigeria

Jonathan, meanwhile, faces criticisms of failing to stop the Islamic extremists. Under his watch, Nigerian troops had appeared unable to tackle the militant Boko Haram, which has now allied itself with the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq.

Recently, the military, helped by armies from Cameroon, Chad and Niger, has been able to take back some towns previously captured by Boko Haram.

You see the bias of Washington Post and their journalists? The first and second Paragraph are pointers that the journalist is bias and out of touch. He said NOTHING of CAN and PFN endorsement of Jonathan but assumed that Northern Christians are signed up for GMB when the reality on ground is otherwise.

Well, I'm not surprised because they were at the forefront of predicting loss for Benjamin Nantayahu of Israel. All I can say is that they should leave their comfort in washington and come get PVC to vote their "candidate". As for we the Nigeria electorate, we shall prove to them that politics is local.

Let the Transformation Continue
Sai GEJ>>>2019

Washington post has always been critical of GEJ, its stories are always pro APC but it won't stop transformation train from winning on Mar 28

podosci:

Remember when GEJ orderd the IGP to locke the gates of the national assembly to prevent lawmakers from entering?
Now that's an example of tyranny

Source?

kay1one2:


Source?

source ke? Do you even live in Nigeria? How come you dont know this?
in any case google is your salvation

podosci:

source ke? Do you even live in Nigeria? How come you dont know this?
in any case google is your salvation

Linking it to gej!

barcanista:
You see the bias of Washington Post and their journalists? The first and second Paragraph is a pointer that the journalist is bias and out of touch. He said NOTHING of CAN and PFN endorsement of Jonathan but assumed that Northern Christians are signed up for GMB when the reality on ground is otherwise.

Well, I'm not surprised because they were at the forefront of predicting loss for Benjamin Nantayahu of Israel. All I can say is that they should leave their comfort in washington and come get PVC to vote their "candidate". As for we the Nigeria electorate, we shall prove to them that politics is local.

Let the Transformation Continue
Sai GEJ>>>2019

Yes, politics is local. And it is the more reason GMB shall be voted for massively come March 28.

GMB/PYO = The Winning Team

PassingShot:


Yes, politics is local. And it is the more reason GMB shall be voted for massively come March 28.

GMB/PYO = The Winning Team

Always winning in Washington Post and chatham House

There are two possible scenarios and either one makes GEJ looks like a tyrant or totally clueless and incompetent
1) GEJ ordered the IGP to lock the gates of the national assembly which is a breach of the powers vested in him and a misuse of power of which if we are in a sane country we result in his impeachment but we all know Nigeria is a zoo and anything goes...GEJ here is a tyrant
2) GEJ didn't give the IGP the order meaning the IGP did it all on his own accord , Now imagine a country were the IGP has the powers to lock the gates of the national assembly? is that not an indication of a failed state? and lets say the IGP did such a despicable act all on his own, Why hasn't the IGP been fired by GEJ ?.....GEJ here is totally incompetent and clueless and lacks the balls to rule any establishement , talk more of a country
so which one do you pick
Tyrant GEJ or
Incompetent clueless GEJ
chose wisely

barcanista:
Always winning in Washington Post and chatham House

In about 72 hours, our doubts will be cleared.