The religious consideration was suggested at a meeting held by the Governor's cabinet members, who saw last week’s protest against herdsmen by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) as an affront on Islam.

Jibrilla Bindow, Governor of Adamawa State, is under pressure to ditch his Christian deputy and pick a fellow Muslim as running mate in 2019, SaharaReporters can report.

A source very close to the Governor told SaharaReporters on Monday that recent happenings in the state may have constrained the Governor to take the religious tilt.

The religious consideration was suggested at a meeting held by the Governor's cabinet members, who saw last week’s protest against herdsmen by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) as an affront on Islam.

The source said the Governor had become disenchanted with the Christian community in the state and was considering a fellow Muslim to deputise for him.

It was learnt that Bindow’s cabinet plans to leverage on a “thorough demographic survey” detailing the numerical strength of religious divides in the state.

The survey is said to have to have identified Muslims as the most populated in the state, thereby giving any Muslim an edge in a governorship contest.

The source said the Governor was angered by how CAN and some Christian leaders in the state were being used to oppose his government, alluding to last week's protest that ended with the destruction of the Governor's campaign billboards.

Two days to the protest, CAN Chairman in the state, Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza, had revealed that he was under immense pressure from the state government to cancel the rally.

Bishop Mamza named prominent Christian leaders Deputy Governor, Martins Babale, and Edgah Amos, a Permanent Secretary and Governor Bindow's confidant, among those who mounted pressure on him to call off the protest.

At the meeting, which held in the Governor's office, Bindow went into an outburst during which he berated Christian leaders and challenged CAN to test its popularity by fielding a Christian governorship candidate against him in 2019.

The Governor was reported to have bitterly complained against Christian leaders, saying he had patronised them to no avail in order to endear himself to the Christian community.

He reminded his audience that his media aides in particular are Christians, and that he elevated many Christians to the peak of their Civil Service careers by appointing them permanent secretaries.

Bindow, the source claimed, was detested by Christian leaders simply on the grounds of religious differences.

Suleiman Umar Alkali (better known as PA), a member of the State Assembly (Yola North Constituency) and a political strategist of the Governor's, thereafter proposed that the group should get rid of Babale, the only Christian member of Bindow’s cabinet.

According to Suleiman PA, getting rid of the Deputy Governor will send the right signal to CAN ahead of the 2019 polls.

SaharaReporters can further confirm that prominent Christian leaders in the state have been at odds with Bindow, accusing him of nepotism and sidelining Christians in the distribution of state resources and political appointments.

http://saharareporters.com/2018/08/06/exclusive-adamawa-gov-under-pressure-drop-his-christian-deputy-muslim-2019

Buhari basically brings back religious sentiment back into this nation. God's judgement is upon you buhari. Buhari, a good man with bad intentions.

Enemies of state with lies

Is boni Haryana the former Governor a Muslim?

Is the former governor I mean the speaker a Muslim?

ShobayoEmma:
Buhari basically brings back religious sentiment back into this nation. God's judgement is upon you buhari. Buhari, a good man with bad intentions.

Shut up and don’t say things you don’t know

We should do away with this lie lie of a thing

sarrki:
Enemies of state with lies

Is boni Haryana the former Governor a Muslim?

Is the former governor I mean the speaker a Muslim?

so oga what exactly is your point? i thought you came back with common sense.

This can only happen in an APC administration.

Bindow is a gonner. Fintiri will beat him hands down come 2019

Sarrki always fighting a headless war. One day Buhari shall die. Bitter truth. We all will.

peace I preach

Adamawa is another state the APC should consider lost. Gov.Jibrilla Bindow have lost the state with or without a christain deputy.

Religion trabalism$

na only Muslims dey d state. mumu decision

Good governance is the most important thing irrespective of the religion involved.

ShobayoEmma:
Buhari basically brings back religious sentiment back into this nation. God's judgement is upon you buhari. Buhari, a good man with bad intentions.

sarrki:

Shut up and don’t say things you don’t know

You will never be well from this nasty way of life.

Northerners and buhari have reduce APC to an islamic party with one ideology to kill christians

Terrible !

Nigerian Christians have suffered under APC led government.

When developed nations are working towards having common grounds for progress,

APC and Buhari are dividing Nigerians along religious lines.

What is the problem of CAN with political patronage? Is that the injunction given to them by our lord Jesus Christ? What happen to 'go ye to the world and preach the gospel' ? Do they want to be preaching the gospel at government house?

Buhari has spiritually divided this country. What a leader.

This country weak me

MURIC and Muslims won't say anything here since it favor them, when it's the other way round, they will start making threats and cause havoc.

Observing

Just say you want a Muslim as a deputy

APC party of terrorists

politics for u

wonderful. how about pdp fielding another muslim candidate with a christian deputy and CAN mobilizes them to vote for the pdp candidate? that would be checkmate. muslim votes to be split into 2,while christian votes go to pdp.

Nairaland is also an agent of division in the quest for traffic.

OYAY:
What is the problem of CAN with political patronage? Is that the injunction given to them by our lord Jesus Christ? What happen to 'go ye to the world and preach the gospel' ? Do they want to be preaching the gospel at government house?

Hold it there please, that is how you guys will open eyes and sand will enter inside. sometimes it's good to know when to take action instead of keeping mute, I believe CAN excos think well enough before taking that step