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Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of ondo state maranao Islamic cleric Shaikh Ahmed Gumi, where on a Warpath yesterday over Muslim Muslim ticket of the ruling All Progressive Congress APC.
Meanwhile his excellency governor Akeredolu pleaded with Christians to look beyond religion and focus on the competence of the presidential candidate, Sheikh Gumi describes the same faith ticket as deceitful saying, what Nigeria need in 2023 is an experienced leader who can unite the people.
Speaking on the celebration of 40ths Holy Ghost convention dinner of the world of the spirit Ministries held in Ibadan Oyo State, a press release by his Media secretary, Richard olatunde insisted that he lead his colleague in the Southern governors forum to demand presidency despite stiff opposition from some quarters.
In his words that is why under the southern governors forum, luckily God gave me the position as chairman we kept hammering on that.
It must come to South and when it come to South APC make sure that it stands luckily, it didn't only come to South, it also came to the southwest now Where Do We Stand? I understand our fears because I am also one of you.
I have a smooth conversation with Bishop Francis Wale Oke that the presidency must come to the south, take it or leave it, it is the minimum we can get it must come to the south.
I am a Christian all of us here are worried, what will be our gain? and why is my party APC throwing up a Muslim Muslim ticket.
It has been a real issues for all of us even members of the party it has been an issue for us we are affected.
We have done so many things on it I have always said two people that my fought was for the Southern president
Now it has become to they South East, should I throw the baby away with the bathwater? can I, in all honesty, do it, should I honestly do it?
We call it a matter of coincidence it is a matter of concern all of us are here why don't we look at it from one angle,l.
The bulk 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 incursion into our land, that is it all of us are here, ee have live together for years and we did not allowed religion to bring fight among us.
He plead with Nigerian not to thwart the chance of the southwest zone producing the next president in 2023 Akeredolu describe bola tinubu as the best choice.
Christian support for APC Muslim Muslim ticket
On the Muslim Muslim ticket the governor urge Christian to look beyond religion and focus on the competence of the new one which we have Muslims in our family, and there is no fight we have many leaders in Yoruba land who are both Muslim and Christian and 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 which politician can't do it this is our time please don't be angry.
