Mr Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi , Rivers State Governor and Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is not an Islamic party.
He added that APC does not have plans to Islamise Nigeria if it wins the 2015 presidential election.
Amaechi also dismissed the rumours about APC presidential aspirant, Gen Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), stating that APC is a part for progressiveness who mean well for the people and the overall development
He spoke on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, the state capital, during an interactive session with students at the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUOE), said the rumours were the handiwork of mischief makers and opponents of the party.
He said, “APC is not an Islamic party. This is so because, when General Muhammad Buhari (rtd) was Nigeria’s head of state as a young man, he did not Islamise Nigeria, and to do that heneeds the endorsement of the National Assembly to debate over the issue. Buhari cannot Islamise Nigeria. Don’t be perturbed by what our detractors are saying.
“I am an ardent Catholic Christian and I converse with God a lot. It is not true that APC will Islamise Nigeria. The national chairman of APC, Mr. John Oyegun is a Christian. Bola Tinubu’s wife is also a Christian, Buhari’s cook is a Christian from Igboland, and his driver is also a Christian.
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