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Why Muslim-Muslim Ticket Doesn’t Matter With Tinubu as APC Presidential Candidate, Support Group Gives Reason
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Why Muslim-Muslim Ticket Doesn’t Matter With Tinubu as APC Presidential Candidate, Support Group Gives Reason

by  Esther Odili 2 min read
  • Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Tinubu Support Group has cleared the air regarding the Muslim-Muslim ticket
  • The DG of the group is of the view that such a ticket would in no way affect the APC chieftain if he becomes the presidential candidate of the ruling party
  • The group added that Nigerians place more importance on the personality that wants to rule the country and not the ticket issue of a Muslim or Christian candidate

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Abuja- The Director-General of the Tinubu Support Group, Abdulmumin Jibrin, says a Muslim-Muslim ticket does not matter if Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, becomes the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the 2023 general elections.

Jibrin, a former member of the House of Representatives disclosed that Nigerians are more interested in the quality of persons to occupy public offices.

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The Punch reports that the former lawmaker, who is now Executive Director (Business Development) at the Federal Housing Authority, stated this during a current affairs programme, on Monday, January 3 in Abuja.

Muslim-Muslim ticket doesn’t matter with Tinubu as APC presidential candidate – Support group insists
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Aremo Olusegun Osoba, when Tinubu paid a get-well visit to Osoba in his residence in Ikoyi, Lagos. Photo credit: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Support Group Germany
Source: Facebook

He said:

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“If you bring a Christian-Christian presidency or a Muslim-Muslim presidency, for me, personally, it doesn’t matter. Even within the party and my TSG, we have had this conversation.”

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on Nigerians to enter the year 2022 with hope.

In his new year message to the nation, shared by the Tinubu Support Group on Facebook, the former Lagos state governor asked citizens to be hopeful that things will get better.

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In a related development, Tinubu said he will not rebuff entreaties to him to seek the ruling party's presidential ticket ahead of the next general elections in 2023.

Tinubu stated this on Tuesday, December 14 in Abuja after a closed-door meeting with some northern elders in the Nigerian capital.

The northern elders operating under the aegis of Alliance Committee were led to the meeting by their chairman, Ambassador Lawal Mohammed Munir.

Source: Legit.ng

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from NIJ, where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.

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