Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Aviation Minister, has spoken out about the possibility of All Progressives Congress presidential candidate Bola Tinubu picking a Muslim as his running mate.
If Tinubu chooses a Muslim as his running mate, Fani-Kayode said he would support him.
The APC chieftain told Channels Television that the party would have to defend Tinubu’s Muslim running mate in front of Nigerians.
Fani-Kayode, on the other hand, expressed confidence in Tinubu’s choice of running mate.
According to Fani-Kayode: “It is an issue and we will have to explain and defend to the wider population of the Nigerian people if we choose to go that way.
“I am not saying I’m against it. If that’s what the candidate wants, we will stand by him and defend him.
“However, we need to defend it. We can’t just say religion has no place in the politics of today. It certainly does, especially where 50 Christians were slaughtered in a Church in Owo the other day. In Southern Kaduna the other day, 34 Christians were slaughtered.
“Let’s just hope he reasons it out carefully and chooses the right candidate to run with him.”
Tinubu is yet to announce his running mate days after emerging as APC presidential candidate.
The former governor of Lagos State said the identity of his running mate was in his pocket book.