Tinubu disregards criticism and files the INEC paperwork for the Muslim-Muslim ticket. Bola Tinubu Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the APC's presidential candidate, dashed the hopes of several Nigerians on Friday who had hoped he would change his mind about the divisive Muslim-Muslim ticket by appointing a northern Christian to be his running mate in place of Kashim Shettima, the former governor of Borno State. Hours before the Independent National Electoral Commission's deadline, a source in Tinubu's camp claimed that the APC standard-bearer had rejected all requests to drop Shettima. When he named Shettima, a northern Muslim, as his running partner, Tinubu, a southern Muslim, attracted the fury of the Christian Association of Nigeria, some party members, and political stakeholders. After his private meeting with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (ret.), at his home in Daura, Katsina State, over the Sallah break, he announced the news to the media. The statement drew sig...
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