Religion. Should it matter in choosing a leader?

A few days ago I met a lady in a transport vehicle and we fell into an argument. She was of the opinion that the president of Nigeria; Muhammadu Buhari, would have been a better leader if he were Christian. I disagreed strongly.

Personally to me (even though I am a Christian), quality leadership stems from the mindset of an individual, even though religious beliefs influences an individual's way of thinking, in leadership it contributes very little.

We are humans first before belonging to any religion and as humans we all have different attributes. Most religions teach almost the same thing with little variations, and a good Christian or Muslim will strive to always make his place of living a better place.

Countries like Saudi Arabia, Dubai are ruled by muslims but they are emerging as one of the best places on earth. Dubai itself is being funded by mostly oil(just like Nigeria) and is doing just fine. Good luck Jonathan is a Christian, and although I personally think he was a better ruler than Buhari, he still wasn't the best as he was found lacking in many areas.

Any country can be great it doesn't matter what religion they belong to. A look at the world today will show that even countries that are largely atheists are growing faster than their overtly religious counterparts. Greed and selfishness is the reason Nigeria is backward in many things. If we do away with those two vices then we can grow as a nation. I don't think that backwardness should be attributed to any religion.

For any country to grow it needs two major ingredients; Love and patriotism. Every aspiring great leader must be focused, must have love for citizens and country, and must be a true patriot.

Religion matters very little in good leadership. The mindset of a person is mostly the determining factor.