Fani-Kayode Spits Fire At Sheikh Jingir Who Says Tinubu’s Muslim-Muslim Ticket Shows Muslims Outnumber Christians In Nigeria
Former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode has knocked heads with Islamic cleric Sheikh Yahya Jingir who recently sparked fresh political controversy after openly declaring his support for the Muslim-Muslim political ticket of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima for the 2027 elections.
Jingir spoke at the “Abba Go Again” campaign event in support of Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, and praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for championing the Muslim-Muslim ticket.
The cleric described Tinubu as his “political hero” and said he was among the staunch advocates of the arrangement.
He said: “If not because of Muslim-Muslim ticket, the Christians in Nigeria will think they are more than us. Election came and we beat them silly that they didn’t even come second.
“That is why we must make sure the Muslim-Muslim ticket continues to succeed so that our dominance will remain sustained.”
Reacting to the public speech, Fani-Kayode wrote a stinker.
In full, the politician wrote on social media:
“I have immense respect for Sheik Jingir but I am constrained to point out that the extremist rhetoric he has indulged in here is most unhelpful and neither is it true.
“Worse of all is the fact that it is highly provocative.
“Kindly take note that it is a very slippery and dangerous slope to take and is best avoided.
“Nigeria is NOT a Muslim country and neither is she a Christian country.
“She is a SECULAR and MULTI-RELIGIOUS state comprising of BOTH Christians and Muslims in equal numbers and that is our strength.
“We are supporting a Muslim/Muslim ticket for 2027, as we did in 2023, only because of the calibre, ability, sincerity of purpose, character, utility and electoral strength of our Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates and their ability to deliver and not because they are Muslims.
“One day we may have a Christian/Christian ticket too because with God all things are possible.
“Let us leave religion out of politics and consider issues, policies and personalities instead.
“The Christian community has fared very well in Nigeria in the last three years under this Government and far better than they did between 2015 and 2023 even though at that time we had a Muslim/Christian ticket.
“We must not allow this issue to divide our ranks.
“We are NIGERIANS before being Christian or Muslim and we must not only stand as ONE but also go to the polls as ONE.
“We overcame religious intolerance in 2023 and won the presidential election and by God’s grace we will do the same again in 2027.”
