 Kristian Klegi, Apostle Anslem Madubuqo and Sam Nigerians wan the next president of Nigeria to be elected based on competence rather than religion or ethnicity. Their reaction is coming after the statement by the Muslim rights concern demanding a Yoruba Muslim for president come 2023. The center of Uku has more. The Muslim rights concern in Murik is pushing for a Yoruba Muslim president in 2023. Its argument is that no Yoruba Muslim has ever occupied the top seat at Asorok villa either as president or vice president since Nigeria's independence in 1960. The director of Murik, Professor Ishaka Kintola told me on the phone that Muslims in the south west have been marginalized and that they need to be in power to address their issues. The Muslims are interested in the leadership of this country particularly the Yoruba Muslims. We are surely interested because we are suffering. They are persecuting us in the south west. They are humiliating our women, our wives, our mothers. They are intimidating our daughters in the schools. We are not free. Even though president Muhammad Bwari is a Muslim, Professor Akintola is of the opinion that he doesn't understand the plight of southern Muslims. The current president is a Muslim but he doesn't know what is happening in the south west. He doesn't know how much we are being oppressed. We are saying now we want to get it through politics. On the contrary, a post to Afslema Madubuqu, the general vice-chair of the revival assembly church, believes true leadership is indetermined by religion. We better know that Nigeria is so bad. We've not been this bad. So we need God and competent hands to stay back to life. And then apart from that, they've had a movement for 80 years. So what else do they want again? President should be a Christian if we have to now go by that. Some Nigerians on the streets of Lagos agreed with him. We have a Christian who is also compatible. I mean there's no issue with that. I don't think the religion or even the ethnic group should play a part. Patience matters. Uruz, the nation depends on its competence. Particular people come from a very good background. They have a lot of masses in the desert. It might be a Muslim, it might be a Christian. While there are lots of arguments and preferences to who or where the president should come from, the ball is in the court of citizens to decide Nigeria's number one public officer come 2023. Jacinta Obyuko for PLOS TV Africa. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.