The content and dictates of Nigerian constitution of freedom of religion should be strictly applied, practiced and  utilized as provide. Nigerian should learn how to put the interests of the country first before their parochial, tribal, ethnic or religious interests because the country is for all of us. 

As the country match to the general election leadership of  Christian Association of Nigeria and other individuals became  religious bigotry.  This selfish groups allows political office seekers misusing religion as a tool to get to power just get personal gain from those who are in authority.  There is no end in sight to the public spat on Muslim Muslim tickets of the governing ruling party.    In spite this spat has nothing to do with either interest of Muslims or Christians but just for the political interests. 

I am sure using religious or tribal sentiments will not work  in the forthcoming 2023 General Elections with recent development in the country where economy and security are at lowest point. In the past 7 years the election patterns  in the country held alone the ethnicity and religious lines this  had  taken the country to near brink of failed state so to speaks. 

Today, northern states  have turned into scarred zones with bandits, kidnappers and terrorists killing, kidnapping and raping innocent unarmed civilians without any challenge from the security agencies.  One finds it difficult to juxtapose the constitutional and primary responsibility of the government with the prevailing situation in the country under the watchful eyes of the president and state governors given the situation in which scores of people are being killed on a daily basis while hundreds of others have abandoned their homes.This mistakes have broadening the eyes of Nigerians to forget tribalism and religious sentiments but resort of seeking Allah’s guardians to vote. 

What the country benefited from voting our present crop of leaders alone the ethnicity and religious lines.  There was no time the country has ever been polarise like now  as no one feel safe because of  our collective failure in electing incompetent  peoples that not able to be  leaders at same time  cant work toward  economy growth of the country.  Vividly as result of this wrong voting the country’s economy is bad shape as the country arrive  to the present  dreaded moment as cost of servicing debt surpassed the federal government’s retained revenue by N310 billion in the first four months of 2022.The federal government’s total revenue for the period was N1.63 trillion, while debt service gulped N1.94 trillion.

Why, Religion should  be the yardstick to determine who governs Nigeria. Why should the religious  of presidential and vice-presidential candidates matter? And What has religion in this case  Christianity and Islam  got to do with the ability and capability of a person to effectively govern a country such as Nigeria? 

I know one of  Christian Association of Nigeria objectives is  to proffer solutions to impending issues, to enable churches consult together, when necessary, make common statements and take common action, to cater for the spiritual and moral welfare of Christians in the country.  Not to use the religious platform to play partisan politics let  CAN  float a Christian  party that will concentrate on party politics rather than  making unnecessary noises.  

I mean, Nigeria is not only a country of Christians and Muslims. Millions of Nigerians do not identify as Christians or as Muslims. There are Nigerians who are atheists/humanists, traditional and  religionists,  Like their Christian and Muslim counterparts, they are also entitled to participate in politics and governance. They are entitled to vote and be voted for. Discussions over Muslim-Muslim, Muslim-Christian, Christian-Christian, and Christian-Muslim tickets have made religions especially Christianity and Islam, the main parameters for the choice of president and vice president. 

For this reason Christian Association of Nigeria and it’s footsoldiers should know clearly neither noise making, threats nor intimidation can force the electorates to circumventing to their egos and selfish interest for their political survival. Why Babachir and co that  fumble on Muslim Muslim ticket why they felt aggrieved by the action using available platform instigating Christians for anybody to stand against the choice. 

For former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF,and  other minds alike individuals  across the country should  remember Nigerians are wiser enough will not  let the religious bigotry to add more suffering to them while they swings in dollar and Naira at their comfort zone. In spite  this  people are morally corrupt to speaks on behalf of Christians.  They doing it for they own good not for poor Christians and Christianity  for anybody to fight on behalf of his religion he must be morally upright because religion is about the righting the wrong.

Dukawa write in from Kano can be reach via abbadukawa@gmailcom