Abdullahi Ganduje, Kano governor, has disclosed that Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, has resolved to go for a Muslim as running mate.
Ganduje made the disclosure on Friday during a prayer session with clerics ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.
“We advised him to pick a Muslim deputy. He has agreed,” Ganduje said.
“A Muslim-Muslim ticket is a reality. It is not something new in Nigeria,” Ganduje added.
He also urged the people to continue to pray for Tinubu.
The development comes amid speculations over who Tinubu would pick as his running mate, as the final deadline for the submission of candidates’ names inches closer.
The speculation has been greeted with vehement opposition with many saying such decision will only deepen the division of among citizens.
On June 17, Kabiru Faskari, an APC chieftain, had announced Kabir Masari as Tinubu’s vice-presidential candidate but said the name was submitted in “placeholder” capacity.
Masari was the party’s welfare secretary when Adams Oshiomhole, former Edo governor, was the national chairman of the party.
