Tinubu has picked Muslim running mate for 2023: Ganduje
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano has revealed that the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has agreed to pick a Muslim vice-presidential candidate.
The governor made his comments on Friday at the Kano state government house during activities to mark Eid El Kabir.
“We have advised him to pick a Muslim deputy and he has agreed,” Mr Ganduje said. “A Muslim-Muslim ticket is a reality. It’s not something new in Nigeria.”
The former Lagos State governor had emerged as the APC’s presidential candidate in June, beating transport minister Rotimi Amaechi, who pulled 316 votes and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who scored 235 votes with a total of 1,271 votes.
In late June, Mr Tinubu flew out of the country heading for France after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa.
Discussions around Mr Tinubu’s running mate have continued since he presented a placeholder vice presidential candidate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Senate chief whip Orji Uzor Kalu had warned last month that presenting a Muslim-Christian ticket will make it difficult for Mr Tinubu to be president in 2023, despite multiple recommendations.
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
NationWide
UN advocates stronger cooperation framework with Nigeria to drive growth
Mr Fall stressed the need to strengthen the UN-Nigeria cooperation framework to bolster national growth.
Agriculture
Nigeria, Brazil deepen partnership on agriculture, livestock development
Mr Shettima said both countries will roll out bilateral partnerships in agriculture and livestock under the initiative.
Heading 1
Troops detain terrorists’ logistics suppliers, recover weapons in southern Kaduna
Mr Oteh disclosed that the suspects were intercepted and subsequently arrested by troops while travelling from Plateau to Niger State.
Heading 2
Primaries Fallout: APC chairman advises aggrieved aspirants to accept defeat
Mr Bello urged those who couldn’t make it in the just-concluded APC primaries to emulate the speaker by accepting the outcome.
NationWide
NTAC deploys 28 TAC volunteers to Uganda to bridge educational gaps
Mr Yakub expressed satisfaction with the quality of Nigerian professionals selected for deployment to Uganda.
World
South African police arrest four over attempted murder
The suspects are expected to appear before the Virginia Magistrate’s Court soon, the police said.
