Chief Whip of the Senate and former Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, has said there is nothing wrong with a Muslim- Muslim ticket for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election.
He made this claim as the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu continues his search for a running mate.
Tinubu, a former Governor of Lagos State and a Muslim emerged winner at the special presidential convention of the APC held at the Eagles Square in Abuja, beating 13 other presidential aspirants.
Kalu’s claim is a reaction to controvesy and wide opposition to the issue of a Muslim-Muslim ticket ahead of the choice of running mate by the APC Presidential candidate.
Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, Kalu said if he were in the shoes of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, he would go with a Muslim-Muslim ticket.
In his words: “Do you want me to speak the truth, if I am in Ahmed Bola Tinubu situation, the wife is a senior pastor in a pentecostal church, I will go with a Muslim-Muslim ticket,” he said.
“The most important thing is for the party to win, we should stop this rubbish about if you put a Christian there… After all, if we win, the wife is a pastor and they have been living together for over 40-something years.
“I have known them thus far, she is already a deputy president. I’m a Catholic and I am saying my opinion. This is Orji Kalu’s opinion. You cannot deny me my opinion. But you can play a Christian-Christian ticket depending on this scenario.
“If we don’t play Muslim-Muslim, we are in trouble. What is wrong with Muslim-Muslim ticket. There’s nothing wrong in Christian-Christian ticket too.”
Kalu, however, assured that Tinubu will unite Christians and Muslims in the country, said, “He is a man who brings Christians and Muslims together. He is a man who can do the work.
“Let me tell you, are you Nigerians doing religion? Let me tell you, in my house, my wife is the head of the house in reality. Even you men that are here, you may deny that your wife is not the head of the family. In reality, they are the ones.
“If I put these clothes on, my wife will tell you to come, these clothes are not good. You will say that you want it, but finally you will remove it.”
