Muslim-Muslim ticket is paying off — Umahi

Senator David Umahi, the Minister of Works has said he has no regret supporting the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima during the 2023 elections.

He said the decision has produced positive results for Nigerians in the form of development and democratic dividends.

While speaking at his residence in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, during a Salah celebration with Muslim faithfuls in the state, Umahi said that while many people initially opposed the ticket, what truly matters now is the delivery of good governance.

The former governor argued that the relationship between religious interfaith is more cordial under Tinubu’s administration than before, adding that both Christians and Muslims serve the same God but in various ways.

He noted that the administration of President Tinubu has favoured more Christians than Muslims in the country, stressing that President’s appointment is 62% for Christians while the Muslims have 38 % appointments.

“I have always said that we are serving one God in different ways . The most important thing is love and any religion that is not preaching love is not of God. So both Christians and Muslims preaches love, they preach fear of God. I thank God President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. When the idea of Muslim-Muslim came some of you kicked against it.

“So, appointment is 62% for Christians and the Muslims is 38 %. So we have no regrets. You know, with the Muslim- Muslim tickets, Because the most important thing is dividends of democracy. So we are happy with the Interfaith relationship,. In today’s, outing celebration with our Muslim Brothers because we are serving one God” Umahi stated.

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