Christians now proud of Muslim-Muslim ticket – APC

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Nentawe Yilwatda, has argued that the majority Christians in Nigeria are snug with the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima.

Yilwatda stated the preliminary concern amongst Christians was that the same-faith ticket would suppress their voices in authorities, however argued that developments underneath the Tinubu administration had addressed such fears.

He said this on Monday throughout an look on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme whereas discussing Tinubu’s re-election bid forward of the 2027 presidential election.

“Most Christians that we’ve engaged and we’ve spoken to them, they are very okay with the Muslim-Muslim ticket.

“The thought and the fear of most Christians was that the Muslim-Muslim ticket may suppress their voices, but their voices are heard loud and clear now,” he stated.

DAILY POST reported that the Muslim-Muslim ticket generated widespread controversy forward of the 2023 presidential election.

Several Christian teams and political leaders had argued that the choice to subject two Muslim candidates undermined non secular inclusivity and the precept of nationwide steadiness within the nation’s management.