Gumi says the decision to pick Shettima, a Muslim as Tinubu’s running mate, has nothing to do with religion but a strategy to give the APC the winning votes in the presidential election
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu chose the former governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima on the consideration of winning, says controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmed Gumi.
Tinubu, a Muslim from the South West chose Shettima, a Muslim from the North East as running mate, leading to a Muslim-Muslim ticket, the first fielded by a major political party since 1999.
Gumi, according to reporting by Daily Post, says Tinubu’s decision has nothing to do with religion, on how to win the presidential election.
The decision by Tinubu to choose a Muslim as running mate has resulted in a backlash.
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Adamawa senator, Elisha Abbo, Borno-born lawyer, Daniel Bwala, Nollywood veteran cum politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, and Rivers State politician and a chieftain of the APC, Tonye Princewill, have all rejected the candidacy of Tinubu on the ground that it prioritizes political survival over uniting the country.
But Gumi said Tinubu’s Muslim-Muslim ticket was just a strategy to win the election.
According to him, the electorates, particularly the aggrieved ones, have the right to vote for their preferred candidate.
He said, “It has nothing to do with religion. Its pure vote-getting strategy and nothing more. It now depends on the voter to choose from a wide range of choices.”