***When Abiola made his choice no Nigerian asked about his Religion

The Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Prince Adewole Adebayo has described the new discussion on Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket stoked by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its quest for a running mate as a distraction that will not benefit Nigerians

Adebayo who is running for Presidency on the platform of SDP which late Moshood Abiola ran on with the slogan of ‘Hope ’93’ in June 1993 which he won with a running mate Babagana Kingibe another Muslim said what is needed now is an Honest-Honest ticket, Competent-Competent ticket.

Prince Adebayo who spoke in Abuja on his view of the June 12 democracy day celebration said,

“When Abiola made his choice, nobody remembered the religion of the person, so I think they are trying to force Nigerians into a conversation that does not benefit us.

“I want an Honest-honest ticket, interest-interest ticket, Competent-Competent ticket. This thing they are doing now is their own internal contradiction.

“The conversation that benefits us is the competence, the honesty, and patriotism of the person running and that is the one I think we can debate because we have evidence.”

He said, Nigerians have sufficient evidence to know that APC and PDP don’t have an honest, patriotic, or competent person, but they have made their choice so there is no need to speculate anymore.

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“You can be sure that they don’t have what it takes, so why are we going back to emotional issues for which we have no control but at least they have control of the fact that before anybody will decide to choose a running mate of any religion he should have asked whether that person is competent.

“Is the person honest, is he patriotic enough to be allowed to even make a choice or to even run at all?

“I don’t think they are qualified, neither, Tinubu or former Vice President Atiku Abubakar have given a good account of the opportunity God has given them, so Nigerians will come now and choose a new part in what can benefit the people.”

He said his outlook on the June 12 Democracy Day is that Nigeria is back to where it was 30 years ago when Abiola Ran on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

“The issues that Abiola Canvassed, poverty is still with us, added to that is insecurity, so unless we go back to the people and get a new mandate, we cannot get democracy right.

“Is it not surprising that 30 years on we are still saying June 12 remains the fairest and freest election in Nigeria to date.

“We should have improved upon that. So let us go back to the people and let grassroots politics be the basics, grassroots democracy and Nigerians should not allow those who have run the system for the past 32 years to have another chance again.

“We should go back to where Abiola stopped and pick up from there. It is not a coincidence, I believe it is divine that I am the presidential candidate who is standing where Abiola stood 29 or 30years ago as the Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party.

“That mandate remains and we need to fulfill that destiny. People must own democracy they must not look at it as a government program.

Adebayo urged Nigerians to have faith and more hope in the country, to be united, and beat all divisions as it happened 29years ago.

He extended his gratitude to the family of late Chief MKO Abiola and all Democrats who worked for the victory of that election and who worked for the actualization after the annulment.

In his words, Adewole Adebayo reassured Nigerians of hope again.

“But here again is an opportunity, let us believe in Nigeria, let us know that the hour of redemption has come again”.