{"id":56664,"date":"2022-01-03T16:38:50","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T15:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=56664"},"modified":"2022-01-03T16:32:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T15:32:01","slug":"2023-i-dont-care-if-nigerias-next-president-is-christian-or-muslim-bishop-okonkwo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2023-i-dont-care-if-nigerias-next-president-is-christian-or-muslim-bishop-okonkwo","title":{"rendered":"2023: I don\u2019t care if Nigeria\u2019s next president is Christian or Muslim \u2013 Bishop Okonkwo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Bishop Mike Okonkwo of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission, TREM, has cautioned Nigerians against banking on religion and tribe in deciding Nigeria\u2019s next president.<\/p>\n<p>Okonkwo has, however, claimed he does not care if Nigeria\u2019s next president is a Christian or Muslim.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring on Arise tv, the founding member of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, said Nigerians should pick a president who can deliver on the dividends of democracy.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cWe must rid ourselves of party politics, religious politics and personal interests as long as the politics of this nation is concerned and focus on who can deliver to us the dividends of democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t care whether he is a Christian or a Muslim, but who actually is interested in this country and has a multitude of them across the length and breadth of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have done this thing for too long. 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