Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has agreed to pick a Muslim as his running mate.
It was reported that Ganduje disclosed this on Friday during a gathering of about 100 clerics at the Kano state government house as part of activities to mark Eid-El Kabir.
He said, “We have advised him [Tinubu] to pick a Muslim deputy, and he has agreed.
“A Muslim-Muslim ticket is a reality. It’s not something new in Nigeria.”
Ganduje also asked the clerics to pray for Tinubu to emerge as Nigeria’s next president in 2023.
Tinubu emerged the APC’s presidential flag bearer during the party primaries that was held in Abuja in May,this year.
The former Lagos State governor scored 1,271 votes to defeat his closest contenders, Rotimi Amaechi, who pulled 316 votes and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who scored 235 votes.