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The Director-General of the Tinubu Support Group, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has said a Muslim-Muslim ticket does not matter if the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, becomes the presidential candidate of the ruling party in the 2023 general elections.

Jibrin, a former member of the House of Representatives who led the campaign for Femi Gbajabiamila to become Speaker of the 9th House, said Nigerians are more interested in the quality of persons to occupy public offices.

The former lawmaker, who is now Executive Director (Business Development) at the Federal Housing Authority, stated this on Politics Today, a current affairs programme on Channels Television which was monitored by our correspondent from Abuja on Monday.

Jibrin noted that there are thousands of Tinubu support groups across the country, adding that the TSG that he is leading is to coordinate and supervise the other groups.

When asked if it is true that the former Governor of Lagos State is running for president, the ex-lawmaker said, “Yes, he is running. Absolutely, he is running for office… for the Presidency in 2023. Take it to the bank, he is running. Absolutely. We have discussed with him extensively. So much is going on now behind the scene.

“Sometimes, I even find it a bit funny when I see people saying ‘is he contesting or is he not contesting?’ The only thing that is left is just the formality of organising when he is going to express his aspiration, just to notify the public that, ‘Yes, I am going to contest.’ But the issue of Bola Tinubu contesting is a done deal. He is going to contest the election, I can assure you that. Insha Allah, he is going to be on the ballot paper.”

Speaking on the zoning of the presidency and whether the North is convinced that the office should go to the South after the tenure of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Jibrin said as far as the APC was concerned, if the party wanted to be fair, power should rotate to the South.

The head of the TSG, however, noted that contestants usually emerge from other zones in the previous elections against the power rotation principle, stressing that people are free to contest regardless of the zoning.

When asked about the fate of the South-East geopolitical zone, he said once power is zoned to the South, the geopolitical zones in the region are free to seek power.

Responding to a question of the ethnoreligious configuration should Tinubu, a Muslim, emerge as the candidate of the APC, Jibrin said, “I completely agree and understand that our country is sensitive when it comes to politics, the issue of ethnic and religious considerations. It is very serious. Nobody can sweep that under the carpet.”

He added, “But talking personally and weighing the mood of the country, I can assure you that if you give people a choice of someone who will come and improve on what we already have on ground, and revamp the economy and increase every aspect and every part of the country, people will just want to see progress. People just want to see development. For me, it doesn’t matter.

“If you bring a Christian-Christian presidency or a Muslim-Muslim presidency, for me, personally, it doesn’t matter. Even within the party and my TSG, we have had this conversation.”

The former lawmaker, who noted that ethnicity and religion are critical factors in Nigerian politics, said Tinubu is detribalised and not a religious fanatic. He added that the APC chieftain would “make the right decision” when choosing his running mate.

Jibrin recalled how David Mark and Ike Ekweremadu were opposed by lawmakers for being Christians when they were to become the President and Deputy President of the Senate, respectively, in the 6th and 7th Assembly. According to him, they not only won their elections in the chamber but also supervised the most stable Senate since 1999 under their leadership.

Jibrin also cited the example of the current Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila; and Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase, who are both Muslims.

“I led the (speakership) campaign. They said we were not going to win. I said when Nigerians see quality, they take quality over ethnicity and religion, except you do not present quality to Nigerians,” he said.

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Masha Allah.. Allah yasa

Arrewa:
he will complete the project before leaving office. I have my source

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djevino:
Sentenced to death by who?

My dear friend, are you sure and certain this railway will be completed in time, before buhari steps down?

I'm scared if he steps down and it's not completed, it will just be a waste as the subsequent government will not complete it

Arrewa:
Another good news is that...

Kano-Kaduna Railway to be completed in 2022 and operations to be active by December as Federal Govt disburses $400m for the 284km project with 15 stations. The initial single-lane construction plan has also been changed to become a dual carriageway .

Lol. Nyamuri flat.head!! Some of us just came to this forum to catch cruise, but that doesn't mean we don't have a life

I have been to nothing less the 13 countries in my life time, I'm not even a Nigerian by birth, not even the president has been to as much countries as me.. my masters was done in Hong Kong

Naijanascam:
Always mentioning China as if you have been to China before?........

When ever you step your feet on any chinese soil is the day you will regret your godforsaken lowlife and stupidity

But nyamuri flat.heads are desperately trying to push the made in China fraud down our throat!!

whoever you see nyamuri flat.heads supporting online, is surely a gonnner!! In fact a good campaign strategy is for u to pay them to be insulting, so as to look like they are not supporting u

Omicron007:
The Anambra gubernatorial election has been the talking point of Nigeria's politics for several months now. The polity has been heated due to the calibre of the contestants, the defection games and the threat of boycotting the election by IPOB.

There have been a lot of jamboree regarding the campaigns both online and offline.

The candidate of the Accord Party, Dr. Godwin Maduka however, stands out for me.
The man is relatively new on the political scene but he managed to pull attention online.
He received numerous awards from different bodies and he was constantly in the news.
Our very own AlexxReports stood by him all through the campaign and his moniker was very active on this forum.

However, the election has come and gone, and results are trickling in from the nook and crannies of the state.
From early results, Godwin Maduka has so far had an abyssmal performance.

What lessons can you learn from this man's story?

No presidency for nyamuri flat.heads!! They most keep begging like second class citizens that they are!!

kingawothefirst:
These cheat-beaters are so funny they claim to be the strongest, the richest, the most intelligent etc yet they have to keep begging us for power! The jokes keep writing themselves folks

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I don't see the PDP posing any challenge.. if the ticket goes north, the south will revolt, vice versa

helinues:
North should have that. The VP position this time is something that would be interesting. No real discussion about it at the moment

The presidential ticket is the real acid test!

helinues:
Pdp should actually be commended for the peaceful congress.

Kudos to them

No to second class nyamuri flat.head!

Which one be this one again?

jaymichael:
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jaymichael:
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KingDash:
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jaymichael:
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nedekid:
Abi, Sambisa high Court will be appropriate

Why can't he appeal in any other court other than the one in river state? It's obvious those in river state are in wike's pocket

Why can't he appeal in any other court other than the one in river state?

Typical nyamuri flat.head!! Always the victim card and inferiority complex.. as Wike dealt with una bastards in Oyingbo wetin happen, u cum run away go ur potopoto/hiv/erosion ravaged region cause havoc.. why didn't stay in Oyingbo?

Soak, as in?

KingDash:
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jaymichael:
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This is how they wan steal SS oyel!

Just imagine if a VIO and police officer put u in the middle .. they go format ur brain

Him, ikpeazu, masari, ortom

Baawaa:
This is most useless, senseless governor in Nigeria for now he deserve award for his clueless

SW should stop behaving like nyamuri and produce a consensus