As 2015 draws near and as the north clamours for a return of presidency to the region, the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, northern chapter, has given its support to the call but under the condition that a Christian northerner vies for the number one seat in the land.
But while lending its suport, the association insists the presidency should be the least concern of the region as there are more pressing issues of insecurity and poverty ravaging the north.
Public Relations Officer of the CAN in the 19 northern states and Abuja, Mr. Sunny Oibe, said this in an interview in Abuja on Sunday.
Oibe said, “In all the years of Northern Nigeria dominating the leadership of this country, it is only one Christian we have produced and that was during the military. If the Presidency must come to the North in 2015, it must be of a Christian extraction.
“The Muslims in the North should allow Northern Christians be. They should forget about the Presidency because their time is up. What have they done today that they are thinking of 2015? Let us solve the problem of today and not 2015, which should not be the preoccupation of any reasonable Nigerian.
“Our position as Christians in the North is that those northerners who don’t understand anything more than lust for power should solve their regional problem themselves, because Boko Haram is a regional problem and not a Nigerian problem.
“Why is it that Boko Haram is reigning only in the North? Let the so-called northern politicians eyeing the Presidency in 2015 think of how to solve the problem first.
“If there is no North and no Nigeria, which Presidency would they preside over? So they should talk to their people because Boko Haram members are not spirits, but northerners. This is our appeal to them.
“If they think they will have to count on anybody [for the 2015 Presidency], they should forget it because Christians cannot become guinea pigs.
“The North has been dominating the leadership of this country for years. So what have they got to show for it, apart from crises, insecurity and division among us? So the North should forget about any dream of the Presidency in 2015.”
Thank 4 this eye opener letting d world know that the northern nigeria does nt constitute only d muslims but share 50-50 in terms of population with d christians and they hv been d claiming the whole of d political position meant 4 northerners. This time around enough is enough
Where did you get your statistics from or are you working with population commission. By the way, who is stopping the Northern christians from contesting? As a christian we should be honest with ourselves, those of us in the north create more problems for Nigeria than our christian brothers in the south who are more educated and enlightened.
One hopeless and drunk pastor will come out shouting that we are victimized when we ourselves keep trying to base everything we do on the grounds of religion. This religions was even brought into Nigeria by the colonials and we are busy frustrating ourselves over the religion.
Abeg I don’t care whether a christian president emerge or a muslim or Hindu, Budisth, or our traditionalist (Shango’s, etc) all I am concerned about is a leader that will propel this country to where it should be and reduce the poverty level as well as other social vises. I AM TIRED OF ALL THIS RELIGION RELIGION ISSUE, WE DON’T NEED RELIGIOUS PROPAGANDA IT IS FOR BLIND AND POVERTY STRICKEN PEOPLE WHO MAY NEVER SEE THE REALITY OF LIFE TILL THEY DIE.
Thank you dearie, I liked what Mr. Sunny said, not because i like religion being brought into the politics of Nigeria, but because @last, Northern Christians are beginning to wake up from their slumber. They’re beginning to speak for themselves. They no longer sit back and watch a group destroy long hard years of labor, that they jointly achieved. That’s all. Thank you.
Ehen. Tell me abt it. Mtchww rubbish. May God save us frm all evil forces dats d daily prayer we nid. Notin more
hmm u christians ar always problem creaters.then who ar d boko haram ar they nt working 4 u and hw many christian arrested with bomb since this started
Islam and cristianity propagate peace and honesty, so why not preaching the good deeds, instead of creating hatret among the ppl that God merge us to leave together? And no matter what, power belongs to God and give it to who so ever He wish. We are just hoping for better leadership for our beloved fatherland. If you like you can also contest it is demo….
Oh! Mr. sunny I love you. You have just spoken like a man guided by the wisdom of God. The book of proverbs said that “wisdom is profitable to direct”. Thank you and May Our Lord Jesus Christ increase you in all sphere of your life. Amen.
So who is stopping you. If you think u are strong enough come out and contest. You think Nigerian politics is a place where u drink local wine nd eat dog meat Becuz datz wat I know u are gud at. You better stay back in ur corner no body wants ur trouble dis time. Ol u know is create problems and put blame on others.
Mr Sunny or what ever you call ur name you are indeed an agent of the devil who is self centered and egocentric & a man who those not have the poor once at heart.
Just look at you speaking of a christian leader, is our current president a muslim? What are we facing today? The poverty we both suffer today. Do we go to the filling station and tag our selfs as christians or muslims so that the fuel price can be reduce? NO. Hear you are blabing about a christian president instead of praying for a good and God fearing leader who will take us to a greater height.
Please fellow Nigerians its high time we put our religious differences and hope, pray, and remove all prejudices that we have for our selves so we can both see the right leader irrespective of his/her religion.
Let us be just in our daily dealings of life. All this pastor just keep deceiving their fellow christian just because of their selfish gain. They live in mansions, drive the most expensive cars, go abroad for holidays and yet collect the poor woman’s hard earn money for tights. God will judge them all. One love Nigeria. Make shine our eyes. Salam in islam, shalom in hebrew and Peace in english.
Deedat,
You are the enemies we have in this country because you so call don’t like the truth