Source: .com.ng

Ahead of the December 10 presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress APC, strong indications have emerged that The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has been ruled out as a possible running mate to any presidential candidate of the party.

This was revealed by a highly placed source in the party, who spoke with Punch correspondent on condition of anonymity in Abuja on Sunday, said that Fashola’s religion had ruled him out of the race.
He said since it was almost certain that the party would field a Muslim as its presidential candidate, it would therefore be out of place to field another Muslim as the running mate.

Apart from a former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), the party also has three other known presidential aspirants.

They are a former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwakwanso; and a newspaper publisher, Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah.

Out of them, only Nda-Isaiah is a Christian.

The source said that though Fashola remained the best candidate for the position, he however regretted that the issue of religion would deny the party and the country the chance of fielding the governor.

He said, “You know that the South-West is a base for the APC and it also contributed immensely to its formation. We would have preferred Fashola because of his pedigree in the state. Moreover, of all the APC governors from the zone, he is the only one doing his second term.

“But this issue of religion is the problem. Apart from this, other APC governors from the zone are also Muslims. You may need to recall that the enemies of our party tried in vain before to label the party a Muslim party.

“Even though they have failed, we may also need to be guided by the words of advice from former President Olusegun Obasanjo against any party fielding same religion ticket. This is what is hampering us concerning Fashola, whose performance and competence cannot be queried.”

The source said that even though the national leadership of the party was aware that the people of the “South-West are not religious but we are dealing with a larger society now. So, we must be careful.”

he is a good candidate, I would have considered APC if he and Ribadu were the aspirants

@OP.

Is it official? A "highly placed source in the party" could mean anything at all and could even be the product of the imagination of an over-zealous and compromised journalist. I would suggest you simply wait and see official confirmation of any reportage. Elections are upon us and every Tom, D and Harry is now an "informed insider".

Simple! Dynamics of Nigerian politics i.e ethno-religious reasons.




MY SIGNATURE, MY PROFILE, MY BUSINESS !!!

Why Did APC Rule Out Fashola As
Vice Presidential Candidate

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bkos The RULER was long..

teemanbastos:

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bkos The RULER was long..

Fashola is more corrupt than all APC stalwarts put together. Where is the 4.8trillion amassed by fashola in 7.5yrs? Why deport non-lagosians? Why put toll gates on existing roads? Why increase LASU school fees? Why refuse to sign FOI bill? Why are lagos roads in shambles despite the massive IGR.

PROPAGANDA CAN NEVER HIDE THE EVIL IN MAN.

ratiken:
Fashola is more corrupt than all APC stalwarts put together. Where is the 4.8trillion amassed by fashola in 7.5yrs? Why deport non-lagosians? Why put toll gates on existing roads? Why increase LASU school fees? Why refuse to sign FOI bill? Why are lagos roads in shambles despite the massive IGR.

PROPAGANDA CAN NEVER HIDE THE EVIL IN MAN.

these people have been using propaganda and media hype to make fash look like a sanit and buhari look like a lamb.