2023: MURIC rejects Akinwunmi Adesina as presidential candidate

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) says it will oppose the alleged plans to draft Akinwunmi Adesina, the president of the African Development Bank (AFDB), into the 2023 presidential race.

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) says it will oppose the alleged plans to draft Akinwunmi Adesina, the president of the African Development Bank (AFDB), into the 2023 presidential race.

The group said the 2023 presidential ticket must be given to a Yoruba Muslim.

It argued that while three Yoruba Christians have occupied Aso Rock villa, not a single Yoruba Muslim has been allowed to hold the position of president or vice president since independence.

Akintola said:

“Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo is reportedly making attempts to draft the current president of the African Development Bank (ADB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, into the 2023 presidential race. We object to this move. Obasanjo wants to waste all the efforts put in place by the Nigerian government to get Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina to that continental position.

'' MURIC claimed Yoruba Muslims form the majority of the population in the southwest and should not be denied a cardinal principle of democracy, namely, inclusiveness.

He said that another Yoruba Christian presidency will lead to repression and persecution of Yoruba Muslims.