Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has been criticized over his comment on Muslim-Muslim ticket for the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Deji Adeyanju, a socio-political commentator, described El-Rufai as a religious bigot who is determined to divide Nigeria.
El-Rufai had said a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket for APC won’t be a problem in 2023.
The governor said Nigerians’ fixation on the religion of political office holders was pathetic and sad.
He noted that Nigerians should be more concerned about competence and not the religion of political office holders.
Reacting, Adeyanju said the likes of El-Rufai should allow APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu pick his running mate from the South-East if competence was more important than religion.
In a Facebook post, the Abuja-based rights activist wrote: “If it is true that competence is more important than religious consideration in a multi-religious country according to El Rufai, why not allow Bola Tinubu (the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC) pick a Christian from South East as VP?
“Bloody bigots determined to divide Nigerians along religious lines.”
I don’t think Muslim-muslim ticket is problem, if the Muslim-muslim ticket can move Nigeria to a greater future. We should not always attached politics to religion, in South south there are many instances where in a family of the same parent would be practicing deferent religion in the same roof. There is no how Nigeria will progress if we keep attaching politics with religion. Nigerians must understand that be a Muslim or a Christian we all worshipping the same God, we most avoid religion affiliation if Nigeria most progress. Religion is personal believe while politics is a policy for governance.