Thread by @j_esla

Let me walk you through my paternal family a little. My grand dad was a traditionalist ALL through his life. Added Islam at some points (my dad’s name has ‘Allah’ in it), added Christianity too (not personally, but God help the member of his family that doesn’t go for morning

https://twitter.com/saidu_im/status/1643162588929245185

mass esp on Sundays, my dad went to CMS primary sch too). Still died a practicing traditionalist.
His 1st wife/my grand mum was a traditionalist, went to morning mass (as instructed), back to traditionalism, then my dad got her back to Christianity few years before she died.

His 2nd wife/my step grand mum, I just know she was Muslim till she died.
My dad’s immediate younger sister had a stint as a Muslim when she married her first husband. Not sure if she’s still fully a Muslim (her husband is Muslim and still named one of his son after my dad😁)

or traditionalist or a Christian. You know why? Any festivity we go for in the village, the whole community celebrates be it Islamic, Christian or Traditional. You cannot go to my place and see religious tension (though I started seeing seeds of it pre-2019 election).

My closest paternal cousin, my aunts first son, is a bonafide Muslim. He is as Muslim as they come. His dad was a respected man in their community mosque.

You see my cousin, he’s my real G. He’s my only family member that visited me while in university. His sister, such a bae, his step brother is my guy too, all Muslims. They will laugh if I show them these religious gist on Twitter (they’re not here).

Practically all the other Christian and Muslim cousins are kids to me so I don’t roll with them so much.
My mum’s side is all Christian.
So when I push #MiddleBelt Confederate, best believe, there’s nothing religious about it.
They should just kill that narrative!!!

Selah