BeeBeeOoh:

Warripikine:
Nigeria: Tinubu to choose a Muslim running mate for 2023.

A lack of powerful Christian politicians in the North means that the APC frontrunner Bola Tinubu will front an all-Muslim ticket for the next presidential elections in 2023 with Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje tipped to be on the ticket.


Presidential hopeful, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who is commonly referred to as the National Leader of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, and is credited with ensuring the victory of the President, Muhammadu Buhari, is currently in a fix regarding his choice of a running mate, close associates have told The Africa Report.

The daily emergence of support groups pushing his ‘2023 mandate’ may be seen as Tinubu’s subterranean moves.

Tinubu, who holds the sobriquet Jagaban a title bestowed on him by the Borgu Kingdom of northern Nigeria, is a Muslim from southern Nigeria.

Based on the usual practice of ‘power sharing’ in Nigerian politics, Tinubu, a former Governor of Lagos State, will be expected to choose a Christian running mate from northern Nigeria.

The North is critical to winning elections in Nigeria. Northern Nigeria has 19 states while the South has 17. Currently the South has 39.1 million registered voters while the North has 44.8 million, according to data from the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Tinubu’s associates fear that if he picks a Christian northerner, he may not be able to garner the needed votes from the North, a region that holds over half of the total voting population and has witnessed a larger voter turnout in every election in the last 20 years.

If Tinubu picks a northern Muslim, he will get more votes from the core north and can still secure votes from his South-West. That should be enough to win him the Presidency,”

‘Zoning’ presidency between north and south has been the practice since Nigeria adopted the American Presidential system of government in 1979, except during the botched 1993 election. In 1979, then Presidential candidate Shehu Shagari, a Muslim from the northern state of Sokoto, handpicked a southern Christian, Alex Ekueme, as his running mate.

Following Yar’Adua’s death, Jonathan was inaugurated as President and picked a northern Muslim, Namadi Sambo, as his deputy. However, this trend was almost broken in 2015 when Tinubu reportedly attempted to be the running mate to President Buhari.

According to a former Senate President, Bukola Saraki and political foe of Tinubu, tinubu saw nothing wrong in Nigeria having a President and Vice-President sharing the same religion during the 2015 electioneering, an anomaly in Nigeria, a nation deeply divided along ethnic and religious lines.

“As for Tinubu, we have never expected any good words from him. All his life, he will continue to belly ache and nurse grudges over my opposition to the Muslim-Muslim ticket idea in 2015. As far as he is concerned, I stopped him from realizing his ambition then. However, I believe my action then and now was in pursuit of national interest,” Saraki said in a statement in 2019.

Frontline northern Moslem candidates who could be paired with Tinubu include: Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum.



https://www.theafricareport.com/72142/nigeria-will-tinubu-choose-a-muslim-running-mate-for-2023/

Jerryherd:



Did he Tinubu Jagaban of Borgu Emirates tell you that or you are speculating

SGF Boss Mustapha is a Christian

Former Speaker Yakubu Dogara is a Christian

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Warripikine:

E shock you abi? Now you understand why this country needs to be restructured before 2023 or it is game over..
Tinubu only needs the north, he has kwara already and other APC south west states+ inec and its game over..

BeeBeeOoh:




Is it not obvious that Tinubu is not even bothered about the killing and sacking of his tribesmen from their ancestral homes thereby making them take refuge in another man's land?

He's only concerned about his presidential ambition, that is to show you how wicked and self-centered Nigeria's politicians can be.

Warripikine:


Boss Mustapha is not a strong grassroots politician and has no political base”,
Morover, “His [Mustapha]’s state of Adamawa is led by the PDP.

Vaughanlanrewaj:


The same people who failed to stop him with endSars are behind the campaign of insurrection. He knows and trust me, by the time push cones to shove, they will eventually fall back into line. Who do you think is sponsoring them. They want him to keep "reacting" to every distraction so he loses focus. Let police and governors of those states do their job. Asiwaju is not even a Political office holder or in control of police or anything so why will Asiwaju be reacting like chemical after sharing his advice in an elaborate brilliant press release to address the issue sir?
Asiwaju is not part of them and he is a Patriot

If Tinubu Becomes The President Tomorrow I Know It Won't Benefit Me As An Average Nigerian Neither Will It Benefit You Also Because, He'll Still Come And Go And Nigeria Will Remain The Same.

If I Should Ask You, How Did An Average Yoruba Man Benefited From Obasanjo's Presidency??

BeeBeeOoh:
It doesn't concern me if he has Nigeria as a whole, but, A Leader That Can't Speak Up For His People When They Are Being Slaughtered Like A Goat Is A Wicked Leader.


Lest I forget, I hope Tinubu can predict tomorrow also?

BeeBeeOoh:
Wow! So, a leader must be "Political Office Holder" before standing up for his people?


I'm Amazed I Swear

nairalandankrah:


No wonder he has been silent all this while despite the killing and slaughtering of his people..
He do not want to offend the north and hurt his presidential ambition.. He must please the north or no president for him..
Wow...local man is wowwedd

Vaughanlanrewaj:

Okay sir. Let us use your logic.
You are a leader then so please give order to DSS and Police to go take on kidnappers, terrorists and insurrectionists. After all, some people are paid and dedicated to this job.
The whole game is to take the fight to his base to keep him distracted but it has failed.

BeeBeeOoh:
So, to you, speaking up for your people is ordering DSS or Police to take on the people you mentioned above?

I'm Amazed again.

N:B - There's a great difference between A Leader and A Ruler.

Goodnight

bcomputer101:
He can only be the president of Iragbaji national association

Jerryherd:


Atleast Tinubu wrote something and suggested solutions

What has Peter Obi, Orji Kalu, Rochas Okorocha, Ekweremadu, Abaribe said about killing of your own people

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youngestuk:
I marine how youth are glamouring for old men who has destroy this country. I sorry for this country. Don’t we have more credible youth to take this country forward. Chai, now I know why Jesus wept... He burst cryyyy

youngestuk:
I marine how youth are glamouring for old men who has destroy this country. I sorry for this country. Don’t we have more credible youth to take this country forward. Chai, now I know why Jesus wept... He burst cryyyy