The All Progressives Congress Zonal Secretary, South-South,
Dr. Blessing Agbomhere has said that they are ready to support the presidential
candidate of the party, Senator Bola Tinubu irrespective of who he chooses as
his running mate.
Agbomhere, who is also the Chairman of the Forum of APC
Organising Secretaries, said a situation where leaders of some political groups
and religious organisations were mounting pressure to influence the choice of
one of their own does not augur well for the nation’s democracy.
The party chieftain in a statement issued Saturday insisted
that it was within the constitutional rights of Tinubu to pick his running
mate, irrespective of the religious affiliation of the person.
He urged Nigerians to give Tinubu the freedom to choose
whoever he prefers as a running mate.
Agbomhere added that what Nigerians should be interested in
is the candidate and political party that will bring desired development to the
country and not whether Tinubu would run for the presidency on a Muslim-Muslim,
Christian-Christian or any other combination of religious faiths.
He said: “All we need to do is to focus on winning the 2023
presidential election as a party and our victory will depend on our ability to
carry Nigerians along.
“We cannot afford to lose focus by being distracted about
who Tinubu may decide to choose as his running mate.
“The solution to the challenges confronting Nigeria does not
rest on whether the running mate to Tinubu is Christian or Muslim.
“Nigerians are not interested in who becomes running mate to
any of the presidential candidates. What they need is good governance that
would guarantee security, stable polity and social economic progress.
“Nobody can carry a pass to the market on the basis of
Muslim-Muslim or Christian-Christian tickets for Asiwaju or any other Presidential
candidate and get food items free. They only need a ticket that would guarantee
the availability of products and economic empowerment to meet their needs.”
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