Asiwaju Bola Tinubu
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has dismissed as mere rumours the story going the round that he intended picking a Muslim as his running mate.
Tinubu condemned the rumour insisting that he intends to pick a Northern Christian as his running mate.
Giving the clarification while addressing journalists at the APC Governorship Rally in Ekiti State yesterday (July 14, 2022), Tinubu distanced himself from the rumours, saying that the carriers of the rumour were undemocratic elements that are already threatened at his imminent victory in the coming presidential election.
“The VP slot belongs to the Northeastern Region and particularly the Christians, but consultations are yet ongoing as to who will be decided,” he said.
Tinubu assured Nigerians that no group, institution or person can impose a running mate on him.
Meanwhile, An Islamic preacher, Sheikh Ibrahim Aliyu Kaduna has warned the APC and Bola Tinubu against picking a northern Christian as a running mate.
Presidential candidates and their political parties now have 48 hours to pick their running mates, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Aliyu Kaduna warned that with a Christian from the region as Tinubu’s running mate, the ruling party is sure to lose the election.
The preacher further threatened to mobilise Muslims to reject the APC candidate during the forthcoming presidential election.
In a viral video, Sheikh Kaduna berated Governors from the north for allegedly trading the destiny of Muslims in the region for a sick candidate’s money.
