The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has kicked against the decision of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), to pick a Muslim as his running mate.
On Sunday, Tinubu unveiled Senator Kashim Shettima, a Muslim and former governor of Borno State as his choice.
Tinubu disclosed this at the residence of President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura when he visited the president to inform him of his decision to pick Shettima as his mate.
The APC flag bearer has once chosen Ibrahim Kabiru Masari as running mate for the office of the Vice President.
Responding to Tinubu’s choice, Adebayo Oladeji, CAN spokesperson said Nigerians should be ready to face the consequences of their actions if they endorsed and vote for a Muslim-Muslim ticket.
Oladeji added “We knew this was what he was going to do and we have warned against it. It is up to Nigerians to decide on what they want.
“You are all alive when we warned Buhari not to allow Muslims to dominate the security architecture of the country and he did it. I think we can see the way the criminals are operating with impunity.
“So, if Tinubu says he is opting for a Muslim-Muslim ticket in a polarised country like ours, if Nigerians endorse him and vote for him, whatever happens, Nigerians will face the consequences.
“If you have a government where a pastor is a vice president and pastors and worshipers are being killed you can imagine what will happen when we have a Muslim-Muslim ticket.
“It is left to Nigerians to make their choice, let them vote them in and we will all face the consequences together.
“We are raising our alarm. It is an irony that Buhari they regarded as an extremist when we raised an alarm to warn him against a Muslim-Muslim ticket, he heeded and opted for a Christian as his vice-presidential candidate.”
