Babachir Lawal, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, has warned the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Ahmed Bola Tinubu against chosen a Muslim running mate.
Lawal, who accused Kano State governor, Abdullahi Gadunje of having a foundation that plans to convert Christians to Islam, alleged that the party’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket will give birth to a fruitful Islamization agenda on Nigeria.
AbaCityBlog reports that the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, had on Sunday, unveiled Borno Senator, Kashim Shettima as his running mate against the clamour by Nigerians.
Prior to the announcement, Ganduje, had disclosed that Tinubu would settle for a Muslim-Muslim ticket.
However, Lawal in a statement he personally signed said Ganduje was only hinting of the planned Islamization agenda, adding that the Kano governor runs a foundation aimed at converting Christians to Muslims.
He warned that Tinubu may be turned into an Islamic President if elected in 2023.
The statement reads partly: “Proof of a possible Islamic agenda was leaked when Governor Ganduje, the ‘Kadmul Islam’, gave advance notice that Tinubu had assured them he would nominate a Moslem as his running mate.
“For those who might not know, Governor Ganduje has a foundation called “Ganduje Foundation” whose purpose, according to its website is to “provide selfless service to humanity and Islam” but whose primary purpose it appears is the conversion of Christians to Islam.”
“So if my very good friend Tinubu, in a desperate bid to become president, allows himself to be made into a religious bigot or even a mujahideen, he is welcome.
“But, were he to win and become President of Nigeria, it would be as a sectional president, an Islamic president, and he will surely face massive discontent and opposition even before taking off,” he added.
