Nigeria Isn’t Ready for a Muslim-Muslim Ticket, Says Kaigama, Reacting to Tinubu’s Selection of Shettima as Running Mate

By Adeleye Kunle

Ignatius Kaigama, the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, has stated that Nigeria is not ready for a Muslim-Muslim Presidential ticket.
During an interview with journalists in Daura, Katsina State, All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu confirmed the selection of former Borno Governor Kashim Shettima as his running mate.

Prior to this development, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) had strongly opposed the idea of a single-faith ticket, urging political parties to prioritize competence over sentiment.

Tinubu, who ended up running on a Muslim-Muslim ticket, has defended his reasons for not selecting a Christian as his running mate.

Kaigama told The Punch on Sunday that the country is not yet prepared for the same faith Presidential ticket in the 2023 presidential election.

Kaigama contended that the choice between a Muslim-Muslim and a Christian-Christian ticket is unfair and unjust to the faith that was excluded.

According to the cleric, such tickets should be balanced for the sake of religious sensitivity and tolerance.

“It would not be fair and just to decide that only one religion will produce the major actors, excluding others who will become like strangers,” he said. For the sake of religious sensitivity in a country like Nigeria, it is important that we strike a balance and become like one big family.”

This article first appeared on Track News