The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja has said that President Bola Tinubu’s inclusive governance irrespective of ethno-religious differences has overshadowed the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the Presidency.
Northern CAN Chairman, Reverend Yakubu Pam, who stated this to newsmen in an interview shortly after the meeting of its National Executive Committee in Kaduna, said that it would be good to have a Christian as the Number-2 citizen at the Presidency, for balancing between the two major religions in the country.
He said: “For me, the most important thing is a Government that is inclusive; and as far as they have done Muslim-Muslim ticket, we have also seen reasonable inclusiveness. Left for us, we will say: yes, let’s have Christians in certain positions such as Vice-President and other positions, to reflect our diversity”.
Pam further noted that “the Presidency will do good to bring a Christian as the Number two. We will appreciate it; there is nothing wrong with that. Whichever way, the important thing is that insecurity should be tackled.
“We know the desire of people is to see that insecurity is addressed so that they can go about their normal daily activities without fear. This is already happening, we want the Government to declare a complete state-of-emergency on the issue of insecurity”, he stressed.
“The performance of the current administration is going on a little bit better, but we want them to do more. There are pockets of things here and there that should be addressed; the situation is not as bad as the previous years, whereby there were bombings.
“I think the major challenge now is hunger. People are really, really suffering. Prices of commodities are crazy. That is what we are crying for now. But the President has said that with time…I believe, let’s see how it goes”, he further said.
Earlier in his address at the meeting, Pam, who acknowledged the presence of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SFG), George Akume at the meeting, urged Nigerians to keep praying for President Tinubu and for the peace, progress, and prosperity of Nigeria.
Meanwhile, Akume, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Christopher Tarka, said President Tinubu was committed to promoting good governance across the country, while urging Northern CAN to continue to pray for unity, love, and peace in the region.
