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former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and chieftain of the
All Progressives Congress, APC, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that religion
would not determine the party’s choice of presidential candidate.
According to him, individual competence must be considered rather than religious affiliation.
“APC will present an integrity-competence ticket, not religion. Politics and governance are not to be mixed or dictated to by any religion,” he said.
“The APC will present to Nigerians the best persons with the
integrity, capacity and competence to create jobs, fight corruption and
rebuild our nation without discrimination.”
His comment is in response to a statement by another party chieftain, Femi Fani-Kayode, who advised the party leadership against contemplating a Muslim-Muslim
presidential ticket.
“I have said it privately in countless political meetings and I will say it publicly today. Please mark it – the biggest mistake that my party, the APC, can make is to field a Muslim/Muslim ticket in the 2015 Presidential election. If we do that we will not only offend the Christian community, but we will also lose the election woefully,” Fani-Kayode said.
“Our party must have both a Christian and a Muslim on the ticket if we want to be taken seriously in the Presidential election. I implore those that think otherwise to sit down and think this through properly.”
But responding, El-Rufai stated that “How these persons worship the Almighty God is private to them and does not matter to discerning Nigerians, particularly young people who suffer most from bad governance, unemployment and the Jonathanian culture of impunity,”.
“The PDP (Peoples’ Democratic Party) has no record to show other than
escalation in corruption, grand larceny, trillions missing, private
jets and deaths of innocent people.
“The PDP’s only “winning strategy” is built around promoting and financing regional and religious division, and using the proceeds of corruption to buy the military, police and INEC officials. Torig the next elections.
“They will be defeated, no matter what they think because Nigerians are wiser and will not be taken for a ride any longer,” Mr. El-Rufai said.
According to him, individual competence must be considered rather than religious affiliation.
“APC will present an integrity-competence ticket, not religion. Politics and governance are not to be mixed or dictated to by any religion,” he said.
His comment is in response to a statement by another party chieftain, Femi Fani-Kayode, who advised the party leadership against contemplating a Muslim-Muslim
presidential ticket.
“I have said it privately in countless political meetings and I will say it publicly today. Please mark it – the biggest mistake that my party, the APC, can make is to field a Muslim/Muslim ticket in the 2015 Presidential election. If we do that we will not only offend the Christian community, but we will also lose the election woefully,” Fani-Kayode said.
“Our party must have both a Christian and a Muslim on the ticket if we want to be taken seriously in the Presidential election. I implore those that think otherwise to sit down and think this through properly.”
But responding, El-Rufai stated that “How these persons worship the Almighty God is private to them and does not matter to discerning Nigerians, particularly young people who suffer most from bad governance, unemployment and the Jonathanian culture of impunity,”.
“The PDP’s only “winning strategy” is built around promoting and financing regional and religious division, and using the proceeds of corruption to buy the military, police and INEC officials. Torig the next elections.
“They will be defeated, no matter what they think because Nigerians are wiser and will not be taken for a ride any longer,” Mr. El-Rufai said.
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