I’m Not a Religious Fundamentalist – Gen Buhari

A former Head of State and presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has debunked all such notions that he’s a religious fundamentalist, and also made it clear, he was not opposed to a Muslim-Muslim ticket in the 2015 elections.

According to Buhari in an interview with TheCable, he said;

“Nigerians will always uncover impossible room for manoeuvre for politicians. I had to face one of the governors during one of our party’s meetings (over the issue of religion).
“In 2003, I chose Chuba Okadigbo as my running mate. He was a Roman Catholic. He was an Igbo. In 2007, I picked Edwin Ume-Ezeoke. He was a Roman Catholic. He was an Igbo. And in 2010, I chose even a pastor, Pastor Tunde Bakare.
“Honestly, what do Nigerians want me to do? If they don’t believe I’m not a fundamentalist, what else can I do?”

Gen. Buhari stressed that, the new phenomenon of religion is another blackmail political confusionists in Nigeria are bringing to the fore;

“I have not absolutely closed my mind to picking a Christian or Muslim as running mate if I get the ticket. I firmly believe that Nigerians, having gone through what they have gone through, realise it is not a matter of religion, but a matter of Nigeria.
“And the main religions, Christianity and Islam, they know and they believe in the Almighty God. The question of stealing and short-changing people in the name of religion should stop,”.
“Nigerians will always bring something to cause confusion while we are trying to stabilise the system.”

Has Buhari succeeded in convincing you, that he isn’t a religious fundamentalist??