{"id":81763,"date":"2021-06-07T10:12:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T09:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=81763"},"modified":"2021-06-07T10:12:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T09:12:41","slug":"2023-presidency-we-wont-oppose-christian-president-islamic-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/2023-presidency-we-wont-oppose-christian-president-islamic-group\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 presidency: We won\u2019t oppose Christian president \u2013 Islamic group"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, on Monday assured that it would not oppose a Christian president in Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">MURIC, an Islamic human rights organisation, made the remark while clarifying its call for the Southwest to produce a Muslim presidential candidate in 2023.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThe Islamic group had said 2023 was the right time for the Southwest to produce a Muslim presidential candidate.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThe group said its demand is hinged on the condition that political parties zone the presidency to the South West.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nA statement signed by the body\u2019s Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, said it would not oppose a Christian presidential candidate if the position is zoned to any other zone.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stressing that its remark was misunderstood, MURIC explained that it would not undermine a Christian president if he respects the rights of Muslims across the country.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThe statement reads: \u201cSome stakeholders have misunderstood our statement concerning our demand for a Yoruba Muslim president come 2023. They wrongly assume that we do not want a Christian president at all. That is not correct. We have therefore seen the need for us to clarify our statement.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\u201cOur true position is this. We want a Yoruba Muslim to be the next president if the presidency is zoned to the region by political parties. So there is a provision, and the keywords \u2018if\u2019. MURIC is not a fanatical group. We do not have a problem with a Christian president. This is a democracy and Nigeria is a multi-religious nation. So we are not opposed to a Christian emerging as president at any time so long as he respects the rights of Muslims.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">MURIC, however, lamented that Christians dominate the leadership sphere in the Southwest.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThe body lamented that Christians dominate the civil service and education sector while Muslims enjoy the majority among artisans in the Southwest.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\u201cOur grouse is with the system in the South West. It is an open secret that Christians dominate the education sector in the South West.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\u201cThat is why the civil service is fully in the hands of the Christians while the Muslims are an overwhelming majority among the artisans and traders in Yorubaland,\u201d the statement added.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, on Monday assured that it would not oppose a Christian president in Nigeria. 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