Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has said that it is not God's will that the Chapel in Aso Rock Villa in Abuja should be replaced with Muslim-Muslim leaders as president and vice president. Governor, who is the running mate to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, who expressed fears about the closure of the church in the Presidential Villa, called on Christians to pray that God's purpose would be done.
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has said that it is not God's will that the Chapel in Aso Rock Villa in Abuja should be replaced with Muslim-Muslim leaders as president and vice president. Governor, who is the running mate to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, who expressed fears about the closure of the church in the Presidential Villa, called on Christians to pray that God's purpose would be done.
An Islamic rights advocacy group, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has said the declaration of the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, as the winner of the 2023 presidential election has proved wrong, people who claim that Northern Muslims regard Southern Muslims as slaves. MURIC said this in a statement signed by its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, as the group expressed appreciation to the Northern region of Nigeria for keeping its promise of power shift to the Southern region of the country.
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A statement signed by the Executive Director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola, on Wednesday, 15th February, 2023 urged Islamic scholars based in the North to remind Northern political leaders of their pledge to support Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.