The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress
(APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday in Kano, appealed to the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN) to eschew religious sentiment and vote for him in
the 2023 presidential election, insisting that he is the best candidate to give
Nigeria good leadership.
Tinubu spoke during an interface with CAN leadership in Kano
led by the state chairman, Rev. Samuel Adeyemo.
The APC presidential candidate, who spoke at Africa House,
Government House, Kano, reminded the Christian leaders that he is married to a
pastor, insisting that his decision for a Muslim-Muslim ticket was never to
spite Christians but to ensure that he used the best political formula to win
elections.
“Thank you, everyone here. Thank you, CAN. Thank you,
Pastors. I am a unique Muslim because I am married to a Pastor. When I am at home,
she is the boss.
“I did not try to Islamise her. We have two bedside lamps,
one with the Bible, and the other one with the Holy Quran. I have never seen
the two Holy Books change their position or quarrel in the same bedroom.
“We have a country to build. Me, I have election to win.
After winning my primary election, I didn’t look for the ballot papers to know
whether those who voted were Muslim or Christian. All I needed was to win, and
I won. When I won, I started dancing.
“If you polarise Nigeria along religious lines, we will have
bad leadership. We should not fight along religious lines. The way you pray for
forgiveness as a Christian is the same way I pray for forgiveness as a Muslim.
“I know you would not want to be an enemy to the winning team.
I am a politician, I have a formula, and my formula is to win election without
rigging. I am a minority Muslim from Yoruba, how will I go and chose one
Emmanuel from Sokoto…,” Tinubu said.
In his remarks, Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar
Ganduje, commended the Kano CAN leadership for honouring the invitation.
“I thank Kano CAN for honouring this invitation…we have our
presidential candidate and former Governor of Lagos state. You know the
development in Lagos. Seeing is believing. Therefore, his own is that he is
tested, and he can be trusted. His running-mate developed Borno State and the
person he handed over to is doing well.
“I am happy that you appreciate our candidate. I am happy
that you have endorsed our candidate. So, we thank you for endorsing our
candidate.”
In his address, Rev. Adeyemo said they were at Government
House at the invitation of Governor Ganduje, who he described as a detribalized
leader.
According to him, Kano has remained peaceful under Governor
Ganduje, who sees all residents as indigenes of the state.
He said, “CAN Kano has two key responsibilities—to be
praying for peace in Kano and Nigeria. We also know that the APC presidential
candidate will be doing a lot of travels for his campaign, we are praying for
his safety.
“We also urge Christians in the state to exercise their
civic responsibility during the elections.”
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