Shettima: Abbo withdraws from Tinubu’s campaign team over Muslim-Muslim ticket

 

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Ishaka Abbo, popularly known as sex-toy senator, has called it quit from the campaign team of APC presidential flagbearer Bola Tinubu.

His reasons for the move was due to Tinubu’s choice of running mate. He said that Tinubu was irresponsible for picking Kashim Shettima, the former governor of Borno State. He kicked against Shettima as Tinubu’s running because he is a Muslim.

After tweeting about his stance, Abbo further shared more details of the decision with journalists in Abuja on Monday.

According to Abbo, he embarked on a search for the appropriate running mate for Tinubu by meeting with a support group in Abuja. After meeting with the group, the conclusion was that Tinubu should not choose a Muslim as his running mate in the forthcoming election.

He said Tinubu did not take lessons from Buhari, that picked a Christian as running mate in 2015. 

In his words:

 

For Tinubu now to be given the ticket and turn around to do what he couldn’t achieve in 2015 despite opposition from Catholics and other Christian leaders is extremely irresponsible. 

Buhari fought a civil war and understands the consequences of a divided nation. When Tinubu wanted to be VP in 2015, Buhari said no because he understood the importance of unity.

We sat down in Abuja and strategised, and we concluded that he should not take a Muslim as running mate. He (Tinubu) threw away the report.

My conscience will not allow me to campaign for Tinubu. I am a member of CAN; I cannot deny CAN. I remain in APC. But I will take the survival of my country first over political considerations.

We cannot work for such a man. I will oppose Christian-Christian ticket because I am interested in the stability of this country. A Christian-Christian ticket will be insensitive to Muslims of this country.

The country is evenly divided among Muslims and Christians. So any government that is Muslim-Muslim will be illegitimate and will never gain the respect of Christians.

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