{"id":43499,"date":"2021-05-11T14:17:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T14:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=43499"},"modified":"2021-05-11T14:17:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T14:17:20","slug":"muric-opposes-rumored-positioning-of-adesina-for-president-says-muslim-must-emerge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=43499","title":{"rendered":"MURIC opposes rumored positioning of Adesina for president, says Muslim must emerge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Akinwunmi-Adesina-1.jpg\" alt=\"AfDB board resolves to engage neutral investigator for Adesina\u2019s probe\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Muslims Rights Concern (MURIC) has advocated for the emergence of a Muslim President of Yoruba origin ahead of the 2023 elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This stance by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/muric-backs-embattled-minister-pantami-tells-him-not-to-succumb-to-blackmail\/\">MURIC<\/a>&nbsp;was in response to the rumoured positioning of the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwunmi Adesina, for the 2023 presidential race by former President, Olusegun Obasanjo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Director of MURIC, Ishaq Akintola, made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>According to Akintola,&nbsp;whereas three Yoruba Christians had occupied the Aso Rock Villa, no single Yoruba Muslim has held the post of president or vice president since independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement reads: &nbsp;\u201cEx-President Olusegun Obasanjo is reportedly making attempts to draft the current president of the African Development Bank (ADB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, into the 2023 presidential race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe remind the former president that as a Yoruba Christian, he has led Nigeria twice. He spent 3 years and 258 days as a military head of state (1976 \u2013 1979) and another 8 years as a civilian president (1999 \u2013 2007).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTwo other Yoruba Christians have also occupied Aso Rock. Chief Earnest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan was the interim head of state from 26th August 1993 to 17th November 1993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe current vice president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, is also a Yoruba Christian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cObasanjo\u2019s attempt to drag Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina who is also a Yoruba Christian into the presidential race negates the principles of fairness, justice, and equity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is an attempt to rob Yoruba Muslims of the presidential slot and it violates a cardinal principle of democracy, namely, inclusiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is our contention that another Yoruba Christian presidency will usher in another opportunity for Christian hegemony and the marginalisation, stigmatisation, repression, and persecution of Yoruba Muslims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMURIC rejects this grand design to keep Muslims in Yorubaland in perpetual bondage. There are many Yoruba Muslims who are eminently qualified for the post of president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFair sharing spreads goodwill. Monopoly generates rancour and ill-feeling. There is no true democracy where there is no inclusiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe political party does not matter to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat is important is that the next Yoruba presidential ticket must go to a Yoruba Muslim in the name of fairness, justice, and equity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Muslims Rights Concern (MURIC) has advocated for the emergence of a Muslim President of Yoruba origin ahead of the 2023 elections. This stance by the&nbsp;MURIC&nbsp;was in response to the rumoured positioning of the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwunmi Adesina, for the 2023 presidential race by former President, Olusegun Obasanjo. 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