Emmanuel,
In 1979, we voted(second place), a Christian-Christain, South-South candidacy.
In 1993, we voted a Muslim-Muslim candidacy.
In 2022, we now abhor a Muslim-Muslim candidacy.
Abubakar Dangiwa Umar, a Fulani lost his commission in the army in 1994 because he insisted that an injustice done to Abiola, a Yoruba must be revised.
Earlier before that in 1966, Fajuyi, a Yoruba, refused to surrender Ironsi, an Igbo in Ibadan, both were consequently murdered.
What happens now are insistences on ethnicity advantages, even by the Youths you seem to be building the hope for nationhood on.
Thank you.
-CAO.
On Monday, July 11, 2022, 'Emmanuel Udogu' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:
On Monday, July 11, 2022, 'Emmanuel Udogu' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Rabiu Kwankwaso (on Arise News last night) expressed his bewilderment that a presidential candidate, in choosing his running mate, would juxtapose the political climate in Nigeria in 1993 against that of 2023 in light of the saliency of the politicization of religion in our contemporary politics.
Paradoxically, it was the same candidate who claimed to have recommended Vice President Osinbajo to President Buhari because of his conviction that such an arrangement (of a Muslim –Christian ticket) was good for Nigeria given the religio-ethnic character of the country.
"Nawao Naija! As I see-am, Na our youths and women go save us dis time-o!"
Ike Udogu
--On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 1:15 PM Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM <chidi.opara@gmail.com> wrote:In 1979, Obafemi Awolowo (Christian from South), had Philip Umeadi(Christain from South) as running mate.No alarms were raisedAwolowo came second in that election.That was when we were still making efforts at nationhood.Thank you all.-Chidi Anthony Opara (CAO)
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