By Adeleye Kunle
By Vincent Ujumadu Awka—Ichie Damian Okeke-Ogene, Vice President-General of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has described the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu’s decision to pick a fellow Muslim as his Vice Presidential candidate for the 2023 election as a serious threat to Nigeria’s unity and corporate existence.
Okeke-Ogene, speaking to reporters in Awka, told the APC presidential candidate that it is not too late to correct the error because he can change his running mate before the deadline.
The Ohanaeze leader, who described Nigeria as a multi-religious and multi-ethnic country, made it clear that any attempt by one religion to dominate the political structure would only widen the gap of mistrust and destroy the delicate sense of tolerance that had been cultivated over the years.
According to him, the Muslim — Muslim ticket was not only ill-timed, but also showed a total disregard for the country’s diversity, undermining efforts by well-meaning Nigerians over the years to bridge religious differences and promote ethnic harmonious co-existence.
“Tinubu’s desperation to be President of Nigeria has thwarted former President Goodluck Jonathan’s efforts and sacrifice to consolidate the corporate existence of the country when he stated that his political aspiration was not worth shedding the blood of any Nigerian,” he said.
He observed that the actions of the APC presidential candidate indicate that he is uninterested in Nigeria’s unity and peaceful coexistence.
He stated that, in light of the country’s insecurity and widening ethnic divides and agitations, it is satanic for anyone to introduce a Muslim Muslim ticket at this time.
Okeke-Ogene praised the Pan Yoruba socio-political organization’s leadership, Ayo Adebanjo, and the convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum and Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark, for remaining vocal and speaking out on issues affecting Nigerians, noting that South-West and South-South socio-cultural organizations have been consistent in pointing out the injustice meted out to the South-East zone and have been supporting agitations for equity, fairness, and
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