pavoda:
Ahead of the 2023 Presidential election in Nigeria, frontline candidate Bola Tinubu is planning to break with tradition by picking a fellow Muslim as his running mate in order to receive support in the predominantly Muslim North. It is a move which is unsettling many in the predominantly Christian South. Several associates of the former governor have revealed to The Africa Report how Tinubu plans to win if he gets the APC Presidential ticket -- including on how he plans to capture the South-South vote.

Tinubu is one of the few southern Muslims in the country that has a clear shot at the Presidency. Others are former Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, who is currently the Minister of Works and Housing and former Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, who now serves as the Minister of Interior. However, both Fashola and Aregbesola lack the political base to win the Presidential primary. Every other southerner with a Presidential ambition is a Christian.

Historically in Nigeria, persons of the same faith hardly ever run on a joint Presidential ticket because of national divisions. When a Muslim person runs as a Presidential candidate, their running mate must be a Christian and vice versa.

But while Tinubu’s Muslim/Muslim strategy may boost his chances in the North, this could alienate the Christian states in the South as well as the Christian minority areas of the North commonly referred to as the Middle Belt. How could Tinubu navigate such a challenge?

The Christian Association of Nigeria says it will not entertain a Muslim/Muslim joint ticket by any political party this year.

“Already Christians are being killed even though two Muslims are not running Nigeria. Imagine how bad it will be if we have two Muslims in power? Any political party that picks two candidates of the same faith for a Presidential election will fail. We also will not encourage a Christian/Christian ticket,” says Rev. Bayo Oladeji, a Spokesman for the Christian Association of Nigeria.

LeoDeKing:
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Keep deceiving yourselves.

pavoda:
Ahead of the 2023 Presidential election in Nigeria, frontline candidate Bola Tinubu is planning to break with tradition by picking a fellow Muslim as his running mate in order to receive support in the predominantly Muslim North. It is a move which is unsettling many in the predominantly Christian South. Several associates of the former governor have revealed to The Africa Report how Tinubu plans to win if he gets the APC Presidential ticket -- including on how he plans to capture the South-South vote.

Tinubu is one of the few southern Muslims in the country that has a clear shot at the Presidency. Others are former Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, who is currently the Minister of Works and Housing and former Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, who now serves as the Minister of Interior. However, both Fashola and Aregbesola lack the political base to win the Presidential primary. Every other southerner with a Presidential ambition is a Christian.

Historically in Nigeria, persons of the same faith hardly ever run on a joint Presidential ticket because of national divisions. When a Muslim person runs as a Presidential candidate, their running mate must be a Christian and vice versa.

But while Tinubu’s Muslim/Muslim strategy may boost his chances in the North, this could alienate the Christian states in the South as well as the Christian minority areas of the North commonly referred to as the Middle Belt. How could Tinubu navigate such a challenge?

The Christian Association of Nigeria says it will not entertain a Muslim/Muslim joint ticket by any political party this year.

“Already Christians are being killed even though two Muslims are not running Nigeria. Imagine how bad it will be if we have two Muslims in power? Any political party that picks two candidates of the same faith for a Presidential election will fail. We also will not encourage a Christian/Christian ticket,” says Rev. Bayo Oladeji, a Spokesman for the Christian Association of Nigeria.

pavoda:
Ahead of the 2023 Presidential election in Nigeria, frontline candidate Bola Tinubu is planning to break with tradition by picking a fellow Muslim as his running mate in order to receive support in the predominantly Muslim North. It is a move which is unsettling many in the predominantly Christian South. Several associates of the former governor have revealed to The Africa Report how Tinubu plans to win if he gets the APC Presidential ticket -- including on how he plans to capture the South-South vote.

Tinubu is one of the few southern Muslims in the country that has a clear shot at the Presidency. Others are former Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, who is currently the Minister of Works and Housing and former Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, who now serves as the Minister of Interior. However, both Fashola and Aregbesola lack the political base to win the Presidential primary. Every other southerner with a Presidential ambition is a Christian.

Historically in Nigeria, persons of the same faith hardly ever run on a joint Presidential ticket because of national divisions. When a Muslim person runs as a Presidential candidate, their running mate must be a Christian and vice versa.

But while Tinubu’s Muslim/Muslim strategy may boost his chances in the North, this could alienate the Christian states in the South as well as the Christian minority areas of the North commonly referred to as the Middle Belt. How could Tinubu navigate such a challenge?

The Christian Association of Nigeria says it will not entertain a Muslim/Muslim joint ticket by any political party this year.

“Already Christians are being killed even though two Muslims are not running Nigeria. Imagine how bad it will be if we have two Muslims in power? Any political party that picks two candidates of the same faith for a Presidential election will fail. We also will not encourage a Christian/Christian ticket,” says Rev. Bayo Oladeji, a Spokesman for the Christian Association of Nigeria.

LeoDeKing:
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Keep deceiving yourselves.

pavoda:
These are the views of African Report Not mine.. You would be delusional to think the questions raised are invalid.

helinues:
[s]Wailers should try and get productive instead of getting stuck about Tinubu's matter.

Tinubu should also reduce the E-tormenting... Haba[/s]

Parachoko:
There are Christians from the North East that can deputise him.

Kingdemu:
He can go with Yakubu Dogara or Boss Mustapha. But I think Dogara has the advantage of a bigger political reach here.

cyril10:
Dogara from Bauchi north east decamped from PDP to APC, Dogara is a Christian remember, does that ring a bell?

cyril10:
Dogara from Bauchi north east decamped from PDP to APC, Dogara is a Christian remember, does that ring a bell?

Unigrad:

Have you asked yourself why Dogara have not vie for Senate?
The local government in his senatorial district are majorly muslim and they will not vote for him base on religious line. It's federal constituency he represent are majorly christians, that's why he decided to stick with house of representatives. Christians vote anyhow but Muslim can't leave their fellow Muslim and vote a Christian.
Go find out this experience in Nasarawa state.