More reactions have continued to trail the choice of the All Progressives Congress, APC Presidential Candidate Ahmed Tinubu’s running mate.
The 19 Northern States APC Christian leaders met in Abuja to discuss the implications of the decision of the party.
A communique issued after the meeting, signed by Professor Doknan Sheni, Dr Ishaya Bauka and Professor Sa’idu Ibrahim said, the selection of a Muslim as a running mate is a display of crass insensitivity to the complexity of modern Nigeria and the entire church.
It said it is also a betrayal of the advocates of unity and peaceful co-existence with Muslims and that the APC has always come under the suspicion of the Church, as pursuing an Islamization agenda.
They said the rejection of Muslim- Muslim ticket by Christians would undermine the electoral fortunes of the APC and its candidates across all states and constituencies, where Christians enjoy a numerical advantage.
The group said, they are disheartened that someone who wants to be a leader for all sections of the country, is resorting to religious exclusivism, as a tool for winning an election.
They told President Muhammadu Buhari, as a leader of the party, not to allow fantasies on both sides to wreak havoc on what remains of the tapestry that binds the people together.
Editor Paul Akhagbemhe
