CAN breaks silence over Sheikh Jingir’s Muslim-Muslim ticket comment

Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Joseph Hayab, has stressed the need for moderation and respect in public discussion, especially regarding religious and political statements.
Hayab made this assertion on Monday when he appeared as a guest in an interview on Channels Television’s ‘The Morning Brief’.
The Christian leader was reacting to a comment made by an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yahya Jingir, who in a video circulating on social media, said whoever does not want to accept a Muslim-Muslim ticket should leave Nigeria because Nigeria belongs to them.
According to him, while past statements have been...