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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has warned the presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, against picking the governor of Rivers State, Nyesome Wike, as his running mate.<\/p>\n

According to MURIC, the Rivers State Governor is allegedly one of the bigoted Christian governors who had been blacklisted by Nigerian Muslims.<\/p>\n

The Islamic organisation shared this view in a statement signed and circulated by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola.<\/p>\n

The group said it had come to its knowledge that Wike is among those being considered by the PDP and Atiku as a possible vice presidential candidate and deemed it necessary to warn the party and its flagbearer against such a move.<\/p>\n

\u201cWike is an open enemy of Islam, a Muslim-hater primus inter pareil and an unrepentant mosque destroyer,\u201d the statement alleged.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe extremist remarks of Wike are still on record. He declared Rivers State a Christian State contrary to the constitution,\u201d the group\u2019s statement reads in part.<\/p>\n

The Islamic rights group expressed the fears that the Rivers State Governor may create a worse situation and an unconducive environment for Muslims in Nigeria if he becomes a vice president of the country.<\/p>\n

According to the MURIC, \u201cWike should not be allowed to hold any post at the federal level.\u201d<\/p>\n

The group claimed that \u201cWike hates the sight of mosques\u201d and is ready to use his office as the number two citizen of the country to destroy all mosques in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

MURIC said that the Governor \u201cis intolerant, unpredictable and violence-inclined\u201d and does not have the trust of Muslims in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The rights group believes that Wike, who came second in the PDP\u2019s presidential primary election, \u201cwill definitely be a bad market for Atiku.\u201d<\/p>\n

MURIC said that Wike does not have electoral value at the national level and for that reason should be overlooked by the main opposition party.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe, therefore, advise Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to avoid Wike by all means,\u201d MURIC said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has warned the presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, against picking the governor of Rivers State, Nyesome Wike, as his running mate. 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