The Anglican Communion in Calabar, Cross River State, has rejected the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the APC, calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign.

APC standard bearer in the 2023 Presidential election, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a Muslim, has picked another Muslim, Senator Kashim Shettima, a former governor of Borno state. This has not gone down well with some Nigerians who say it was insensitive to the feelings of persons of other faith.

The Anglican Communion in Calabar insists that the secularity of Nigeria must be respected.

The Bishop of Calabar Diocese, Rev Professor Nneoyi Egbe during the second session of the eleventh synod of the diocese declared that “President Muhammadu Buhari and his government is deceitful, and insensitive to the plight of Nigerians and the heightened insecurity and should resign immediately even though it is not in the spirit of Nigerian politicians to do so.

On the APC Muslim-Muslim ticket, he said: “We absolutely do not, will not, and cannot accept a Muslim-Muslim or Christian-Christian ticket. Nigeria’s secularity must be respected by our leaders. No one has more rights than the others.”

On the state of the economy and polity, he said: “The government has no moral rectitude. They have disappointed Nigerians. How can they be so insensitive and comfortable with the way things are going in Nigeria in recent times. They are a complete failure and their governance is likened to witchcraft.

“This government thrives on lies. They said Nigeria is very safe. What a fat lie. There’s security yet people cannot travel freely, sleep, people are kidnapped and outrageous ransoms are paid and people are killed wantonly and government merely sends condolence messages.

“Nigerians have acclimatised to the lies told us for so long that every further step we take is a comedy. Our institutions are built on these lies which is why we cannot fight corruption,” he said.

He said that Nigeria has progressively fallen and currently appears to be doubling down under very high acceleration.