Mohammed Oluwatimileyin Taoheed reports,
Segun Showunmi, who is a mega politician under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has berated Asiwanu Bola Tinubu, the presidential flag-bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over his choice of a Muslim as his running mate.
Recall our earlier report that Tinubu, after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, has confirmed Senator Shettima as his running mate on Sunday.
In a bitter reaction to the development, Showunmi questioned if the APC intends to play only to the numbers of advantage without concern for national unity and peace.
Showunmi noted that the ruling party has made its choice and must be made to pay for the consequence of their extreme lack of thoughtfulness.
In his words, APC needs to lose the 2023 election to enable them to get the message that parties that balance their ticket do to Inspire national cohesion.
He said: “A nation that is almost evenly divided between the major faiths of Christianity and Islam must work very hard not to give the impression that the sensitivity to diversity does not matter!
“Shall we now assume that the APC intends to play only to the numbers advantage without care for national unity and harmony by their share insensitivity to what’s going on in the country?
“APC has made a choice, now they must be made to pay for the consequences of their extreme lack of thoughtfulness.
“What do they think they are doing? No, they need to lose so that they get the message that parties that balance their tickets do so to inspire national cohesion.
“May the people of goodwill who love our national diversity punish APC for this decision.
“Failing this we may become a nation that tilts dangerously towards one of the faiths.
“Antioch, where Paul the Apostle wrote, is now known as Antakya, losing all of its original ideology.
“Nigeria is a secular state and all things must be done to protect its secularity”
