‘Forgive Us On Muslim-Muslim Ticket’, Akeredolu Agrees The Issue Is Problematic, Yet Smartly Walks From Answer To Question
The Oasis Reporters
September 13, 2023
In apologising to Christian clerics over the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress while pleading for forgiveness, Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has smartly moved backwards from answer to question.
The natural consequences of the lackluster performance of the All Progressive Congress (APC) administration in seven years, still counting with the slap on the face of the South and Christians generally, the gross insecurity afflicting Nigerian citizens both Christians and Muslims, lack of basic infrastructure, high double digit inflationary trend, mass emigration of Nigerians abroad etc is showing in the mass solidarity marches all over the country for Peter Obi and the Labour Party.
This is recently evident in Ondo, right under the nose of Governor Akeredolu.
The Ondo State governor is not only a lawyer, but a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) who understands the Constitution and the binding agreements within the two major political parties on power rotation for equity sake. He was prominent in the Southern Governors Forum meeting that met in Asaba, Delta State under the chairmanship of Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa that the Presidency should move to the South in 2023.
The selfish desire and personal ambition of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar scuttled that agreement and he picked Okowa as deputy running mate.
Youths of the South West have been seen on the streets of the south west in rallies all over the region insisting that Peter Obi should naturally be voted for as the next President of the Federal republic of Nigeria.
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Akeredolu appealed to Christian clerics to help talk to their followers about the need to forgive and give the party a chance.
According to the statement, the Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum spoke on Sunday at the 40th Holy Ghost Convention Dinner of The Sword of the Spirit Ministries held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan.
He said, “I understand our feelings because I am one of you. I am a Christian. All of us here are worried. What will be our gain, and that, why is my party, the APC, throwing up a Muslim-Muslim ticket?
“It has been a real issue for all of us; even members of the party. We have debated it, fought it and done so many things about it. I have always said to people, that my fight was for a Southern President. Now it has come to the South-West, will I now throw the baby away with the bathwater? Can I, in all honesty, do it? Should I, in all honesty, do it?
“We call it a matter of coincidence. It is a matter of conscience. All of us are here, why don’t we look at it from one angle? The buck stops on the table of the President. Do we have a capable hand who can manage the affairs if given the opportunity? Do you have a man who is bold enough to challenge incursions into our land? That is it.
“All of us here have lived together for years, and we didn’t allow religion to cause a fight among us. We have Muslims in our families and there is no fight. We have many leaders in Yoruba land who have both Muslims and Christians in their families and there is no fight.
“So, we want to appeal to our people that this is our time. I want to appeal to all our senior pastors and general overseers to help talk to their followers. We politicians can only do little. This is our time, please don’t be angry.”
Akeredolu may have begged Christians not to be angry, but everyone remembers that the incompetent handling of security matters by the APC led to a morning slaughter of Christians praying in a Catholic Church in his own hometown of Owo, where it’s people are still mourning their dead and counting their losses.
