Abubakar Atiku, a candidate for president on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket, has stated that the 2007 Muslim-Muslim ticket was the main point of contention between him and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a candidate for president on the platform of the incumbent All Progressives Party (APC).
The Muslim-Muslim ticket put out by the APC, according to Atiku, is “unwelcoming and unripe for Nigeria as a democratic state.”
This claim was made by him on Friday in an interview with Arise TV that our reporter saw.
Atiku said, “I have always opposed Muslim-Muslim ticket. I don’t believe this is ripe for countries like Nigeria. There should be balance.”
Meanwhile, the PDP candidate has expressed confidence that he will defeat the APC candidate Tinubu in 2023.
Atiku dismissed the insinuation that the emergence of Kashim Shettima as Tinubu’s running mate will reduce his chances in the North-East in the 2023 presidential election.
Recall that outcry has greeted the Muslim-Muslim ticket by the APC, which has been widely described as not truly reflective of the plurality of the Nigerian nation.
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and some APC youths have been critical of the APC Muslim-Muslim joint ticket.
