Christian body, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, has described as satanic politicians planning a Muslim-Muslim ticket in 2023.
The body said it would resist the attempt, adding that a Christian must succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.
In recent times, there have been talks about Asiwaju Bola Tinubu-Abdullahi Gandoje ticket, with both being strong members of the All Progressives Congress.
The promoters know see a juicy opportunity in this as Ganduje is the Governor of Kano State, which boasts the highest number of voters, while Tinubu is a god in Lagos, with the highest number of voters in the South.
The political romance of both figures has also been fluid.
Questions have, however, been raised about religion as both are Muslims.
It was perhaps in this light that the PFN President, Wale Oke, fumed on Monday night at the grand finale of a five-day Zoe World Congress tagged, ‘Zoe Worship Extravaganza’, at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan.
Oke insisted that any political arrangement short of producing a Christian President for the nation at the election would be unacceptable to the Christian populace.
He said, “It is disturbing that with the 2023 general election fast approaching, some politicians who are hell-bent in further scuttling the fragile peace in the country, are desperately seeking to foist a Muslim/Muslim political agenda on us, a development that will further throw an unsavory spanner into the works, fiber and the tenuous peace of the nation.
“Nigeria is a nation predominantly populated by Christians and Muslims. The PFN, which by the grace of God I head, has a membership strength of over 65 million adherents of Jesus Christ. So we vehemently say no to Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket; we say no to arrangements that will relegate the Christians to obscurity.
“We urge that we follow the routes already taken by the previous administrations of Obasanjo, Yar’adua, Jonathan, and Buhari, to avoid the pitiable paths some are trying to tread for selfish reasons.
“Anyone who is flying a Muslim-Muslim Presidential ticket is satanic and from the pit of hell. The Lord, God of hosts, will crush that satanic agenda. Any party that flies a Muslim/Muslim Presidential ticket has failed completely. In fact, it will not only fail, but it will also scatter.
“If the two major political parties in the country field Muslim/Muslim candidates, they will both fail. What we want is a Christian President. Buhari must hand over to a Christian. Let everybody know that any arrangement short of that will be totally unacceptable to us. The 65 million-strong members of PFN are vehemently opposed to any arrangement of that nature.”
