Amid reports that All Progressives Congress leader, Bola
Tinubu, will be picking a Muslim running mate if he emerges the APC
Presidential ticket, Tinubu’s Spokesman, Mr. Tunde Rahman, says it is too early
for such speculations.
Rahman said this in a text message sent to our correspondent
when asked to respond to reports that Tinubu, who is a Muslim, would be picking
a northern Muslim as his running mate.
The Director-General of the Tinubu Support Group, Abdulmumin
Jibrin, had said during an interview on Channels Television that it does not
matter if Tinubu picks a Muslim as his running mate, adding that Nigerians will
choose competence over ethnic and religious considerations.
Jibrin argued that currently in the House of
Representatives, the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila; and the Deputy Speaker, Idris
Wase, are both Muslims while in the 6th and 7th Senate, Senator David Mark and
Ike Ekweremadu who are both Christians, were Senate President and Deputy Senate
President respectively.
He had said, “For me, it doesn’t matter. If you bring a
Christian-Christian presidency or a Muslim-Muslim presidency, for me,
personally, it doesn’t matter. Even within the party and my TSG, we have had
this conversation.”
But in a chat on Thursday, Tinubu’s spokesman
said it would be premature to be discussing the issue of running mate when the
former Lagos State governor had not even publicly declared his intention to
contest.
He said, “His Excellency Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is yet to
formally declare for the presidential race because as he said a few weeks ago
in Abuja he is at present engaging in intense consultations and deliberations
with the various stakeholders.
“I think we should not jump the gun. When he makes that
declaration, other things will follow. Until he does that I will advise that we
don’t speculate on his presidential pairing. To do that will be tantamount to
putting the cart before horse.”
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