Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says there’s no way the party will win the 2023 presidential election without fielding a Muslim-Muslim ticket.
Adamu made this known in an interview with BBC Hausa on Thursday.
Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, and Kashim Shettima, the vice-presidential candidate, are both Muslims.
Adamu said the Muslim-Muslim ticket is the best strategy for the ruling party.
“As a party, we are working because we want to be victorious in the coming elections and by the grace of God, we will win in the elections, this is our intention,” Adamu said.
“It is for this reason that we are carrying out all the works that we are doing, but whatever you do, there are people that will oppose you. Therefore, we have no peace of mind until we win.
“We are in a situation in this country whereby, whatever you say, there are people who are always ready to disagree with you and there’s nothing you can do about it.
“It is part of democracy, everyone has the right to hold on to a decision he feels is the best for him.
“What we believe in is that whatever you intend to do, it is until God wills it before it becomes possible.
“We cannot just stand and say God will do it for us, we will work to mobilise citizens of this country to accept the ticket of Asiwaju and Shettima.
“In our understanding of the politics in Nigeria, at the moment, the Muslim-Muslim ticket is the best decision for us because we want to win the election and everyone has his own strategy of winning elections.”