The Impact Of Same Faith Ticket On The Nigerian Political Atmosphere: A Review Of Apc 2023 Choice Of Presidential Candidate

The Impact Of Same Faith Ticket On The Nigerian Political Atmosphere: A Review Of Apc 2023 Choice Of Presidential Candidate

Chapter One

Preface

Background of the study

At Nigerian politics, particularly in this period after the country’s independence, religion has been the most influential element. Anyhow of one’s perspective on religious belief, the reality that it has an influence on political processes in Nigeria can not be ignored. The clear commerce between religion and politics has drawn the views of academics, and what seems to be the agreement of similar replies is the equivocal part that religion plays in the growth, development, and survival of the Nigerian country( Adebanwi, 2022; Hornby, 2020; Imo, 2022; Falola, 2022; Obiefuna, 2018). In light of this, determining the extent to which religion plays a part in the arena of politics isn’t a trivial matter, since the answer to this question relies, at least in part, on how important significance Nigerians place on their religion. To put this another way, we might argue that the goods of religion on political life in Nigeria may either be salutary or dangerous.

nonetheless, there will be still another general election in the time( 2023). Is it indeed doable for us to see a paradigm change with respect to the voting habits of the colorful demographic groupings that make up Nigeria? The People’s Democratic Party, the All Revolutionaries Congress, and the Labour Party are the three main political parties that will be contending for the administration in 2023. Each of these parties has formerly chosen their campaigners for chairman and their handling mates( Alao, 2022). still, the fact that the APC is running a Muslim handling with another Muslim has caused uproar in Nigeria. Bola Tinubu, the seeker for chairman of the political party, is a Muslim from Yorubaland, and Kashim Shettima, his handling mate, is a Muslim from the northern region of the country( Chiedu, 2022). In the annals of Nigeria’s political history, a Muslim- Muslim ticket for the administration isn’t unusual. In the history, the Abiola- Kingibe presidential ticket, running on the platform of the Social Democratic Party at the time, was victorious in the presidential election held on June 12, 1993. This election was supposed to be the most free and fair presidential election in our country’s political history. It’s frequently believed that Nigeria is divided along ethnical and religious lines; hence, the pairing of campaigners for the administration on the APC ticket reeks of callous insensitivity to the millions of Nigerians who exercise persuasions other than Islam( Ayantayo, 2022). Hence, this study will examine the impact of same faith ticket on the Nigerian political atmosphere A review of APC 2023 choice of presidential seeker.

Statement of the problem

Religious diversity may be seen across Nigeria as a country. In addition to the world’s three largest persuasions — Christianity, Islam, and traditional religion — there are a number of minor faiths that battle with one another for significance and elevation( Familusi, 2022). Despite the fact that this is the case, Nigeria is considered to be a temporal state in principle. Since the country’s independence, this provision has been included in the constitution. The issue of religion and race, still, tends to raise its unattractive head most frequently and threatens our continuing actuality as one concentrated and inseparable nation every time there’s a general election, which occurs at regular intervals. rather of advancing for a presidential seeker who possesses leadership rates, moral probity, and nationalism, the maturity of Nigerians will cast their votes for a seeker whose religious and ethnical groups are the same as theirs. This is preferable to advancing for a seeker who possesses these rates. Do you still find it puzzling that Nigeria is mired in political impasse, profitable stalemate, and specialized backwardness? nonetheless, due to the fact that the APC is running a Muslim handling for chairman with another Muslim, which is provoking outrage in Nigeria, presently( Kastfelt, 2022). Bola Tinubu, the seeker for chairman of the political party, is a Muslim from the Yoruba ethnical group, and Kashim Shettima, his running mate, is a Muslim from the northern region of the country. In the annals of Nigeria’s political history, a Muslim- Muslim ticket for the administration isn’t unusual. Hence the need to look into the impact of same faith ticket on the Nigerian political atmosphere A review of APC 2023 choice of presidential seeker.

ideal of the study

The general objects of the study is to examine the impact of same faith ticket on the Nigerian political atmosphere A review of APC 2023 choice of presidential seeker. The specific objects is as follows

To examine if same faith ticket have an impact on Nigeria political atmosphere.

ii. To find out the challenges facing the choice of same faith presidential seeker in Nigeria.

iii. To probe if same faith ticket will disrupt the fragile peace that exists among the different religious groups in Nigeria.

iv. To assess if same faith presidential ticket can engender peaceful and harmonious actuality among the different peoples of Nigeria.

exploration Questions

The following questions have been prepared for the study

Does if same faith ticket have an impact on Nigeria political atmosphere?

ii. What are the challenges facing the choice of same faith presidential seeker in Nigeria?

iii. Will same faith ticket disrupt the fragile peace that exists among the different religious groups in Nigeria?

iv. Will same faith presidential ticket engender the peaceful and harmonious actuality among the different peoples of Nigeria?

Significance of the study

This study will be significant to the government, religious bodies, and indeed political parties as it’ll expose them to the need of putting the country first in whatever political and particular opinions grounded on politics that’s been made and also put the interest of the entire country at heart when picking their party presidential campaigners.

The study will be of benefit to the academic community as it’ll contribute to the being literature.

compass of the study

The study will examine if same faith ticket have an impact on Nigeria political atmosphere. The study will also find out the challenges facing the choice of same faith presidential seeker in Nigeria. likewise, the study will assess if same faith presidential ticket can engender peaceful and harmonious actuality among the different peoples of Nigeria. Incipiently, the study will probe if same faith ticket will disrupt the fragile peace that exists among the different religious groups in Nigeria. Hence this study will be demarcated to the All Progressive Congress( APC)

Limitation of the study

Like in every mortal bid, the experimenters encountered slight constraints while carrying out the study. inadequate finances tend to stymie the effectiveness of the experimenter in sourcing for the applicable accoutrements , literature, or information and in the process of data collection( internet, questionnaire, and interview), which is why the experimenter resorted to a moderate choice of sample size. More so, the experimenter will contemporaneously engage in this study with other academic work. As a result, the quantum of time spent on exploration will be reduced.

Description Of Terms

Same faith ticket two political applicant from same political party that are connected to same religion

Political atmosphere the aggregate mood and opinions of a political society at a particular time.

Presidential seeker A seeker for election as President