#Muslim/Muslim ticket: Popular Senator quits Tinubu’s camp

The lawmaker representing Adamawa north senatorial district, Ishaku Abbo, has resigned his membership in a Tinubu support group, following the aftermath of the choice of the All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential candidate, Bola Tinibu, running mate.

Abbo has described Bola Tinubu’s decision to pick a Muslim as his running mate as ‘irresponsible’.

The lawmaker confirmed his stand in a chat with Peoples Gazette, Monday.

Abbo said, “For Tinubu now to be given the ticket and turn around to do what he couldn’t achieve in 2015 despite opposition from Catholics and other Christian leaders is extremely irresponsible.”

He further stated, “Buhari fought a civil war and understands the consequences of a divided nation. When Tinubu wanted to be VP in 2015, Buhari said no because he understood the importance of unity.”

Abbo disclosed that he met with a support group in Abuja in search of a running mate for Tinubu, adding that the group agreed that Tinubu should not run alongside a muslim vice.

“We sat down in Abuja and strategised, and we concluded that he should not take a Muslim as running mate. He (Tinubu) threw away the report. My conscience will not allow me to campaign for Tinubu. I am a member of CAN; I cannot deny CAN. I remain in APC. But I will take the survival of my country first over political considerations.

“We cannot work for such a man. I will oppose (a) Christian-Christian ticket because I am invested in the stability of this country. A Christian-Christian ticket will be insensitive to Muslims of this country. The country is evenly divided between Muslims and Christians. So any government that is Muslim-Muslim will be illegitimate and will never gain the respect of Christians,” he said.