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| APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu |
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, who is believed to be a close associate of Tinubu, said, on Friday, that the APC presidential candidate will pick a Muslim running mate.
Ganduje himself is a northern top politician believed to be among those being projected to run with Tinubu.
He made the comment during a gathering of about 100 clerics at the Kano State Government House as part of activities to mark Eid-el-Kabir.
“We have advised him to pick a Muslim deputy and he has agreed. A Muslim-Muslim ticket is a reality. It is not something new in Nigeria,” Ganduje said.
Meanwhile, Tinubu’s aide, Tunde Rahman, assured Nigerians that his principal will be fair to all, adding that there is no cause for alarm in regards to the choice of his running mate.
“What if he opts for Muslim-Christian ticket in the end? Why don’t you wait for him (Tinubu) to announce his plans,” Tinubu’s media aide, Tunde Rahman, told Sunday Vanguard last night.
Rahman added: “He (principal) is a God-fearing man and a detribalised Nigerian. He will be fair to all. There is no cause for alarm”.