Edwin Clark, an Ijaw national leader and convener of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), says members of the 10th senate should pick a Christian from the south as senate president.
former governor of Kaduna, for allegedly saying that the APC used religion to win the presidential election.The insensitive, irresponsible, uncouth and arrogant statement credited to Nasir El-Rufai, on his plan to impose the Islamic religion on the country, lasting for the next 20 years, is still causing bad blood,” he added.
“It is unthinkable how someone who describes himself as a leader, could utter such a statement, except to cause confusion, which is very obvious that he benefits from such confusion. Because there is no other way of explaining such crass behaviour and statement.”on social media for boasting about Muslims leading the affairs of the country.“Religion was used, God made Asiwaju victorious. What we did in Kaduna has now been done in the country.
“Since Asiwaju won the election CAN has been quiet. That is how there will be peace in the country. If this is done again and again and again everything will….. wallahi that was what we did. And myself and others, we think we have done our part, Asiwaju has won the election, so our job is done. Our appeal to you is to pray for him to find good people to work with him.”
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