A former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, has called on Nigerians to see the Tinubu/Shettima ticket as the coming together of two ethnic groups – Yoruba and Kanuri – to represent national diversity.
In a post on his verified X handle on Wednesday, Ahmad
charged Nigerians to shun religious sentiment and stop seeing the ticket as
Muslim/Muslim one.
He said for the country to grow, people should avoid
politics of bitterness, adding that Nigeria deserves better.
“I genuinely don’t know where all of this will eventually
lead us as a nation. If the rising tensions and the constant reckless narrative
are simply because of the combination of the individuals currently occupying
the Presidency, then why can’t we just wait and channel our dissatisfaction
through the ballot boxes in 2027?
“We all clearly remember the events of the 2023 elections.
Neither President Tinubu, his Deputy nor the APC built their campaign around
religion. They did not tour mosques preaching religious fear. They did not
weaponise faith for political gain.
“I genuinely thought that the Tinubu/Shettima ticket would
be seen first and foremost as a Yoruba/Kanuri ticket, two ethnic groups coming
together to represent national diversity, as people have been preaching that
religion should never come before tribe. But now, because that narrative
doesn’t fit the current agenda, suddenly everything is reduced to
Muslim/Muslim, as their ethnic identities no longer matter.
“If we genuinely care about this country, our politics must
be guided by truth, not reckless narratives crafted to inflame sentiment.
Nigeria deserves better,” he wrote.
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