x

2023: APC Muslim-Muslim Ticket Unacceptable – Bishop Kukah

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah has condemned the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket.

Bishop Kukah described the ticket as reprehensible and unacceptable.

Speaking with Channels Television on Thursday, the Catholic Bishop insisted that the ticket was a setback to the country’s national integration.

Against the clamour of Nigerians, the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu had picked Kashim Shettima as his running mate.

While Tinubu is a Muslim from the Southwest, Shettima is a Muslim from the North.

However, Kukah wondered if Muslims would accept a Christian-Christian presidential ticket.

He said Nigerians would wait to hear what they have to say when the campaign starts.

He said: “But moving forward, the question I have asked my friends who are Muslims, especially those who are from northern Nigeria, is a simple question: ‘Would Muslims in Nigeria or northern Nigeria be ready to make the same concession that Christians made in 1984 and 1993?

“I think that as a Christian, this is totally reprehensible. It is not acceptable to me, but that is the decision of the APC as a party. Perhaps, when the campaign starts, we will hear what people have to say.”

Hot this week

Group Urges Gov. Sule to Seek Senate Seat as Future Planters LEAD Africa Festival Concludes

By Abel Zwanke, LafiaThe Future Planters LEAD Africa Festival...

PDP Fractional BoT to Hold States Congresses

By Joyce Rémi-BabayejuThe Fractional Board of Trustees, BoT, of...

EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede Wins BusinessDay Public Service Award

By Francis WilfredThe Executive Chairman of the Economic and...

Sahel’s Jihadist Crisis Fuels Violence in Nigeria, Threatens West Africa

By Rachel Ndakotsu, Senior Researcher at the Institute for...

NASENI Launches FutureMakers to Instill Innovation & Creativity In Younger Generations

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI)...

Activist Blames Gov Sani, Kaduna Assembly for Delay in Kafanchan FMC Take-Off

By Achadu Gabriel, KadunaAn activist, Comrade Daniel Ejembi, has...

“Igbo People Have the Sweetest Music in Nigeria” — Kiddwaya Declares

Reality TV star Kiddwaya has sparked conversation online after...

NDLEA Kano Commander Receives Courtesy Visit from LESPADA Executive Director

By Jabiru HassanThe Commander of the National Drug Law...

Related Articles

Popular Categories

spot_imgspot_img