….Says history repeating 1993.
Idris Ahmed, Lokoja.
As controversy surrounding the Muslim – Muslim ticket for the Prethesidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress rages , prominent Kogi state politicians have also made their contributions.
Kogi State Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, APC Alhaji Abdullahi Bello said the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the Party’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is an indication that the political system is developing beyond religious, sectional, and ethnic considerations.
Alhaji Bello in a statement made available to newsmen in Lokoja on Friday noted that the best election ever conducted in the country was the 1993 Presidential election when Chief MKO Abiola ran with Ambassador Babagana Kingibe, both Muslims.
“This development is only history repeating itself as there has been a similar scenario in 1993 when Chief MKO Abiola ran on a joint ticket with fellow Muslim, Babagana Kingibe.” Bello maintained.
The APC Chairman explained that there is nothing special about the present situation, rather, it is an indication that Nigerians have learned to tolerate one another as democracy is evolving and is fast rising above religious and ethnic considerations.
He advised Nigerians not to focus on the religion or ethnic backgrounds of the Candidates, but on their performances when they served as Governors of Lagos and Borno States respectively with their undisputable achievements, urging Nigerians to give them the chance to repeat such feats at the national level.
He maintained that Tinubu and Shettima are great achievers who have not been faulted by the electorate, assuring that as experienced politicians who had both touched lives in various ways when they were governors of their respective States, will not disappoint.
