Muslim-Muslim Ticket: APC Same Faith Decision Is Political Calculation – Cardinal Onaiyekan

The Muslim-Muslim ticket chosen by the ruling party (APC) for the 2023 Presidential election has seen many criticism, though the APC leaders claimed their decision was based on winning the election and nothing more

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have been the first to kick against such move with many christian faithful saying they will not vote for such party.

The Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, said yesterday that the Catholic Church has not taken a position on the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2023 presidential elections.

He, however, said Catholic faithful would decide individually the candidate to vote for in the presidential election but vowed not to vote for the ruling party because of the same-faith ticket,

Delivering a paper, titled “The Church as an Agent of Dialogue and Reconciliation In Our Community In Quest For a Just and Peaceful Social Order,” at the ongoing First Synod of the Catholic Diocese of Osogbo at St. Kizito Pastoral Centre, Ede, Osun State, Cardinal Onaiyekan said:  “You will note that the Catholic Bishop Conference has not taken any action on Muslim-Muslim ticket of All Progressives Congress on this matter.

”The reason is that the ticket is a political decision taken by the party on the calculation that is their best way to win the election or assure their victory in 2023 general election.

“There is no point telling them not to take such a decision, all you can say is that they will have to accept responsibility for the decision they have taken. I only have one voter’s card and by God’s grace, I will use it. I will definitely not vote for Muslim/Muslim ticket, that is my decision.