MURIC backs Tinubu for presidency
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has thrown its weight behind the Presidential ambitions of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
According to its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, Tinubu has all it takes rule the country.
Akintola, in a statement praising the stakeholders for resolving the crisis between the Hausa/Fulani community of Igangan in Ibarapa, Oyo State, and their Yoruba hosts, said the Yoruba must unite to gain power in 2023.
He enjoined all the socio-cultural groups, including Afenifere, Yoruba World Congress, Yoruba Welfare Group, Agbekoya Reformed Society, Reformed Oodua People’s Congress, among others, to unite and speak with one voice in a bid to realise the Yoruba presidential ambition.
Akintola said: “It is on record that the Yoruba have complained bitterly about marginalisation. This has resulted in the emergence of separatist groups calling for the establishment of Oduduwa Republic. However, the reality staring the Yoruba in the face today is the complex nature of the process of separation, vis-a-vis the proximity of a big opportunity of gaining political power in 2023 through an already well known democratic process.
“Fortunately, the Yoruba do not have to search too far as a former governor of Lagos State and leader of the ruling party has shown interest. Here is a candidate that brandishes impeccable pedigree. Nobody can deny his political dexterity. He is known to have fought and won several political battles. The best the Yoruba can do for the region is to rally behind this candidate and ensure that he clinches power in 2023.
“But they have to drop all irredentist, insurrectionist and belligerent propensities in order to focus fully on their presidential ambition. The tribe seeking to rule must be seen to be accommodating, tolerant and resilient.
“Power shift to the South has become mandatory as President Buhari would have spent eight complete years by 2023 and all eyes are presently on the Southwest. Therefore, the region cannot afford to lose the opportunity due to restlessness, recklessness, unnecessary protests, issuance of quit notices to other ethnicities and a general lack of stability.”
“It is needless to reiterate that the Yoruba stand a better chance of occupying Aso Rock come 2023 with a candidate that is well known, fully prepared, full of experience and one that has already spread his political tentacles to all parts of the country,” Akintola said.
wether you back him up or not is none of our concerns but that he is not fit for that position…. there are many other people in South West that are more qualified than him….
Every one has the right say anything, but incase you what to match actions with your words. Remember that it is the turn of the south east to produce a president come 2023,you people should not come and see cause wahala it his country o
Yoruba might be agitating for for power or want to clinch the power in 2023, that doesn’t stop us to stand against kidnapping and destroy of our farm produce.
We can’t play politics with lives of human being, we need to understand that their is different between politics and governance, after the election has come and gone the next thing is to govern the country with laws of the land, politics apart.
From what you said nobody asks them to leave the state, we said we don’t like the way fulani herdsmen are killing people and destroy their farmland, something must be done against it.
Yoruba will do their best to make sure they get the Power needed to make sure that everything comes back to it normal position.