Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has disclosed the reason why the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, picked Muslim as his running mate for the 2023 election.
WITHIN NIGERIA recalls that Tinubu confirmed Senator Kashim Shetima, as his running mate for 2023 presidential election after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State on Sunday.
Ganduje said Tinubu picked a Muslim running mate to mitigate special consideration given to religions in Nigerian politics.
The governor made this known on Friday while briefing journalists at Unguwar Sabo Juma’at Mosque, Osogbo, Osun State.
Ganduje is in Osun as Deputy Chairman of the committee for the Saturday governorship election in the state.
He said the biggest problems Nigeria faces are economy, employment and other developmental issues but not religion.
“We advised him (Tinubu) to pick Muslim as his running mate to end the religious consideration shown in Nigeria’s politics.
“We, northern governors stand firmly that a presidential candidate must come from South so as to do away with all these differences,” he said.