I was asked to pick a Christain as running mate, I cannot do both – Tinubu

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has admitted that he was advised to pick a Christian as running mate, IDOMA VOICE reports.

Tinubu made this known in a statement announcing Kashim Shettima as his running mate on Sunday.

According to the former Lagos State governor, while he was under pressure to pick a Christian as deputy to please the Christian community, some people were equally urging him to a Muslim to be in the good book of the Islamic faith.

In the statement, Tinubu said he can’t please both religions, hence his decision to settle for Shettima.

His words, “I am mindful of the energetic discourse concerning the possible religion of my running mate. Just and noble people have talked to me about this. Some have counselled that I should select a Christian to please the Christian community. Other have said I should pick a Muslim to appeal to the Muslim community. Clearly, I cannot do both.

“Both sides of the debate have impressive reason and passionate arguments supporting their position. Both arguments are right in their own way. But neither is right in the way that Nigeria needs at the moment. As president, I hope to govern this nation toward uncommon progress. This will require innovation. It will require steps never before taken. It will also require decisions that are politically difficult and rare.”