A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, on Tuesday described as a “disastrous error” the decision by the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to pick a Muslim running mate, IgbereTV reports
Tinubu picked the former Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate on Sunday.
The decision has sparked outrage among the Christian community in Nigeria while some key members of the APC in Rivers and other parts of the country have voiced their opposition to the adoption of the Muslim-Muslim ticket by the ruling party.
The ex-SGF, who reacted to the development in a statement, expressed regret that the ex-Lagos State governor allowed himself to be influenced by sycophants and political jobbers.
He, however, added that Tinubu remained a very good man, great listener, humble, and very generous in both cash and kind, especially where it could advance his political interests.
The statement read: “I thought I would be able to avoid commenting on the disastrous error by my very good friend, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his choice of a running mate. I will be the very last person to stand in the way of my very good friend Tinubu’s path to the presidency. This is because since 2011 my consuming passion has been for him to succeed Buhari as President of Nigeria.
