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Muslim-Muslim ticket: You’re a devil – Oshiomhole bombs Babachir Lawal

A former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole, has reacted to comments by a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, over the party’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket.

Oshiomhole said Nigerians should differentiate between a Christian by mouth and a devil by heart.

He wondered why Lawal, who was involved in a grass-cutting scandal, could counter APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket.

Appearing on Arise TV on Wednesday, Oshiomhole stressed that the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu was a better Christian.

He pointed out that Tinubu has been married to a Christian for almost 40 years with children practicing both Christian and Muslim faith.

According to Oshiomhole: “Evil people who are on record are being prosecuted for misappropriating money that a Muslim president appropriated in favour of Christian children that were displaced and were converted to grass-cutter, have become the new voice of Christianity.

“We must make a distinction between Christian by mouth and devil by heart who want to see Nigeria engulfed in a war nobody can win.

“Who is a better Christian in the Nigerian contest? Somebody like Asiwaju who has a Christian wife of about 40 years with no record of divorce, with four or five children; some are Christians and others Muslim.

“That is an example of what a nation should be.”

Lawal had condemned Tinubu’s decision to pick Kashim Shettima as his running mate.

The former SGF said APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket was a plot to Islamize the country.

Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had prosecuted Lawal along with his younger brother, Hamidu David Lawal over fraud involving grass-cutting.

Others are: Suleiman Abubakar, Apeh John Monday, and two companies, Rholavision Engineering Ltd and Josmon Technologies Ltd on a 10-count charge, bordering on fraud, diversion of funds, and criminal conspiracy to the tune of N1.1 billion.

Attah Aaron

Attah Aaron has spent over six years with Idoma Voice. He writes on religion and health.

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