2023: Critics of Muslim-Muslim ticket are ignorant- Guru

…visits Olubadan

By Richard Thomas, Ibadan

Leader of One Love Family and the Living Perfect Master, Sat Guru Maharaj ji has described those criticizing the choice of Senator Kashim Shettima as the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election as ignorant, placing religion above human capacity.

Guru made this remark at the Alarere residence of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II while paying homage to the monarch as part of the sect’s 42nd anniversary activities.

He maintained that the criticisms by some people were functions of their inability to understand that human beings are what they are and what they can do outside of religion.

He said: “The issue of religion for now is outside of what’s at stake. The concern for now should be what an individual in office is capable of doing.

“Religion has not helped this country in any form and if anybody disagrees with me, such a person should point at what religion has done for us in terms of development. Or, are we saying Nigerians are not religious enough? What is important is what a particular person can do, for now, what we need is performance.”

He urged those expressing fears about the Muslim-Muslim ticket to calm down, noting that there is not going to be any crisis in 2023.

“We have been subjected to different kinds of sentiments which led to the fears being expressed by the critics.

“But, what we need under the coming dispensation is a leader that would ensure that our various institutions work accordingly. If all the institutions are allowed to function according to the law of the land, the issue of how one worships his or her God would not arise. There won’t be suspicion or threat of insecurity occasioned by religious conflict, he asserted.

The Olubadan, while welcoming the Ibadan-based sect leader thanked him for the visit and charged him to remain steadfast in his conviction, not minding whether he’s widely accepted or not, stressing that the palace is opened to everybody without any form of discrimination.

The monarch lauded Sat Guru Maharaj ji for his commitment to love and harmony which he described as a solid pivot for genuine growth, progress and development, asking him to always remember Ibadan in his daily supplications for peace to always reign in the land.

“My concern is that peace must pervade the land and with it, growth, development and progress can be guaranteed,” the monarch said.