By Utitofon Idara
The Youth Wing Christian Association of Nigeria YOWICAN has condemned the call for a Muslim-Muslim ticket by certain individual as callous and deceptive, a move with sinister agenda.It refers to the move as a true definition of bigotry.
According to it’s national Chairman, Hon Belusochukwu M.Enwere at a press conference held today at National Christian Center CBD Abuja, the ticket is a slap on the entire Christiandom. A ploy to distabilize the nation.
“This is an insults devalues, and dehumanizes millions of Christians. Any political party that fields a Muslim /Muslim ticket or Christian/Christian ticket should know”
Enwere questioned why there are no competent Northern Christians that could fill in the gap “Are you telling Nigerians that there is no competent Northern Christian that can be in a position of trust?, Does it imply that northern Christians are not regarded as northerners”?.
“If we claim that we are together and the north is United as the northerners makes us to believe, then the should have no reason to reject a northerners because he or she is a Christian There is no other time better than for northern brothers to prove to us that the are one”.
Having condemned the idea, Hon Enwere stressed that the Christian-Christian ticket will still face the same opposition in Nigeria.
“The spiritual of ethno-religious balancing and to foster integration and national unity amongst all tribes and religion, Nigeria needs oneness and togetherness” He added.
It can be recalled that the recent election primaries of the two major political parties in the country in preparation for the presidential elections saw the emergence of two Muslims as presidential candidates.
With the alleged population of 87 million Christians and 90 million Muslims, some Nigerians are of the opinion that either a Muslim- Muslim or Christian- Christian ticket, is unacceptable as the country will be tilted towards one religion and may be compelled to kowtow to it, hence the press conference.
