Festus Keyamo, Minister of State for Labor and Employment, has backed the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) party’s decision to field a Muslim-Muslim ticket in the 2023 presidential election.
Recall that on Sunday, July 10, Tinubu, the APC’s presidential candidate, announced Shettima as his running mate in 2023.
The APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket has since sparked reactions.
Tinubu explained that although there were concerns about the Muslim-Muslim ticket, he chose Shettima because the former Borno state governor will bring Nigerians the “best governance regardless of religion or tribe”.
On Monday morning, July 11, Keyamo took to Twitter to address claims that a Muslim-Muslim ticket was an injustice to a religiously divided nation like Nigeria.
“Government. does not exist to appease the egos of religious leaders, but to bring about development for all.
Today, when the UAE is ruled by Muslims and the US is ruled by Christians, most religious leaders in Nigeria go to Dubai and the US for shopping and vacations.”
“There is no country in the world that history tells us has developed as a result of ‘balanced’ presidential cards (in terms of religion) over the years; Countries have evolved as a result of visionary leadership, not because they succumbed to religious sentiment.”
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