Former president Goodluck Jonathan has argued that the All Progressives Congress (APC’s) Muslim-Muslim ticket would eventually lead to a lapse in the representation of Nigeria’s religious diversity.
Newsbreak.ng reports that Jonathan said this in an interview published in a book, ‘My Time As Chaplain In Aso Rock,” presented to the public on Tuesday.
The book was written by Nathaniel Bivan.
“When I took over as the vice president, the tradition then was that if the President were a Christian, the Vice would be a Muslim and vice versa.
“We have religious festivals in Nigeria and, of course, National Day, where there will be Jummah prayers and Christian prayers.
“Nigerians are religious people, this is why I get worried about the issues of Muslim-Muslim or Christian-Christian ticket.
“Yes, Muslim-Muslim or Christian-Christian can run the state. But I always ask, ‘who will represent this other bloc whenever we come to the national days that we celebrate?” he said.
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