Only a Northern Muslim running mate for presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu, according to the leader of Northern Young Professionals For Tinubu (NYPT), Alh Abdullahi Tanko Yakasai, could give the All Progressives Congress, APC, a landslide victory over the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2023.
On Tuesday, Yakasai remarked on Arise TV that the Muslim-Muslim ticket will appeal to mostly Muslim areas in the north in order to win votes.
After completing their primaries last week, political parties in the country have less than 72 hours to register their vice-presidential candidates with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
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And there have been serious debates on which religion Tibubu picks a running mate, with some arguing that a Christian should deputise the former Governor, who is a Muslim.
But Yakasai believes that what matters most is a victory for the ruling party, insisting that only a Muslim running mate can assure that.
“Majority of the states in the North are predominantly Christians. I think we have only three that are predominantly Christians, Taraba, Benue and Plateau States. Out of the 19 Northern states, the majority are Muslims and why are we shying away from the fact that our party needs those votes.
“We need to gather those votes to get the presidency come 2023 that is the number one thing.
“Any time the party is picking somebody, it tries to present somebody who can gather the vote. I want you to understand this fact. Somebody who can give us those votes and we get a landslide victory,” he said.
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