AGAINST the backdrop of widespread
speculations in the past few months
that the leadership of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) might be
toying with a joint Muslim ticket for
the 2015 presidential election, former
Head of State and leading APC
presidential aspirant, General
Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has
declared that he is not opposed to
such an arrangement.
Buhari made his position on the
matter known in an interview with an
online medium, The Cable, at the
weekend.
The APC presidential aspirant, who
recalled that he had opted for
Christian running mates, namely
Chuba Okadigbo, Edwin Ume-Ezeoke
and Tunde Bakare, in previous shots
at the presidency in 2003, 2007 and
2011, respectively, said there was
nothing wrong in a Muslim-Muslim
ticket, adding that the 2015 elections
are not about religion.
According to him, “The question of
this Muslim-Muslim ticket, although it
was a long way from Abiola and
Kingibe (in 1993), all the same, I have
not absolutely closed my mind to
picking a Christian or Muslim as
running mate, if I get the ticket.
“I firmly believe that Nigerians,
having gone through what they have
gone through, realise it is not a
matter of religion, but a matter of
Nigeria.”
Buhari, who averred that the idea of
stealing from and short-changing
people in the name of religion was the
preserve of those he called political
confusionists, observed that
Nigerians elected the late Chief MKO
Abiola and Baba Gana Kingibe as
president and vice-president
respectively during the 1993
presidential election, even though
both were Muslims.
He said: “Why did Nigerians line up and
elect Abiola and Kingibe, both Muslims?
“The late Joseph Tarka, in a clearly
Roman Catholic environment, brought
Ibrahim Imam from Borno, to his
constituency to represent Tivland in
the Northern House of Assembly in
1961.
“This new phenomenon of religion is
another blackmail political
confusionists in Nigeria are bringing
to the fore. I will tell you something.
Tinubu’s wife is a Christian, Governor
Fashola’s wife is a Christian,
Governor Amosun’s wife is a
Christian, Bisi Akande’s wife is a
Christian and Governor Ajimobi’s wife
is a Christian.
“For goodness sake, the children of
these political leaders in Nigeria were
bred and brought up by Christian
mothers.
“You think those people, wherever
they participate, they will bring a
religious issue? What kind of people
are we? Nigerians will always bring
something to cause confusion, while
we are trying to stabilise the
system.”

http://tribune.com.ng/news/top-stories/item/19727-nothing-wrong-with-muslim-muslim-ticket-buhari

I agree

There is nothing wrong with Muslim-Muslim ticket, just as there will be nothing wrong with christain-christain ticket! It's all about what Nigerians want and prefer!



But there is everything wrong with having a former military dictator who usurped democracy in the 1980s as our President in 2015

Is one of those things when a former MILITARY dictator wants to become PRESIDENT by any means neccessary.
Hope they wont go back to sponsor those killers in d forest when they lose again.

There is nothing wrong in muslim-muslim ticke... Even satanist-satanist ticket is ok by me so long they move Nigeria forward... But the questn is... Will buhari and his brothers allow a christian-christian ticket...? In that way, there is every wrong with muslim-muslim ticket.

Even atheist-satanic candidate ain't my problem so far they are competent!!!

“I firmly believe that Nigerians,
having gone through what they have
gone through, realise it is not a
matter of religion, but a matter of
Nigeria.”

This Christian/Muslim/North/South whatever are propaganda tools used by the looting class to maintain their grip of power. It has nothing to do with God and patriotism. I endorse any achiever and patriots whether double muslim ticket or double christian ticket. On this note, I endorse the Candidacy of Muhammadu Buhari and Fashola as running mate.

Sai Buhari 2015
I-Believe

I don't care if its a Muslim-muslim or christan-christian or even an atheist ticket as long as they can deliver its OK.