Ondo State Governor, Akereolu Pleads With Christian Community Over APC Muslim-Muslim Presidential Ticket

 

Oluwarotimi Akereolu pleads with Christian community in Nigeria over the Muslim-Muslim ticket of his party,APC. The choice of APC Presidential Candidate, Bola Amed Tinubu come 2023 election has caused the party serious National challenge which is seen as a danger sign to the party come2023 if not managed well.

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, says like millions of Christians in the country, he is also worried about the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of his party, the All Progressives Congress.

 

The governor 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, Agbawo, Ibadan, Oyo State capital.

“I discussed with Bishop Francis Wale Oke that presidency must come to the South. Take it or leave it, it is the minimum we can get. It must come to the South. The North cannot produce President for eight years and still want to retain it for another eight years. It is not going to work.

That is why under the Southern Governors’ Forum, where, luckily, God made me the chairman, kept hammering on that. It must come to the South. And when it also got to our party in APC, we fought that it must come to the South.

Luckily, it did not only come to South, it came to the South West. Now, where do we stand? I understand our feelings because I’m 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?” he said, according to a statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde.

APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, had selected former governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate. His decision to run alongside a Muslim like himself has been criticized by the Christian community in Nigeria.

 

Akeredolu said the struggle for the President of Nigeria to come from the Southern part of the country in 2023 should not be in vain. The Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, said the North cannot retain power after spending eight years in office.

 

The governor pleaded with Christians to look beyond religion and focus on the competency of Tinubu and Shettima.