It was, however, gathered in Abuja on Thursday that the APC strategists and stakeholders had been holding a series of formal and informal consultations over the issue.
Party sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the issue was the party’s “biggest headache as the 2015 polls draw near.”
One of the source said, “Some have suggested a Babatunde Fashola/Adams Oshiomhole ticket but this was thrown out. Others suggested a Rabiu Kwakwanso/Fashola ticket and it was turned down, yet others suggested Aminu Tambuwual/Fashola ticket and it was also rejected before the Buhari/Tinubu ticket came up...
“What some of our leaders don’t seem to understand is that this is not 1993. Neither Buhari nor Tinubu is an Abiola whose generosity transcended ethnic and religious lines on a national scale.”
The source told Punch that the issue is threatening to polarise the opposition party along ethno-religious lines.
An APC member and a former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani- Kayade, had asked the party to perish any thought of presenting a Muslim/Muslim ticket because it would hurt the Christian community.
But another former minister, Nasir el-Rufai, who is currently the APC’s Interim Deputy National Secretary, said the party would present acceptable candidates irrespective of ethnic or religious considerations.
El-Rufai, in a statement on his Facebook account, said Nigerians should be looking for competence instead of issues of ethnicity or religious affiliations.
He said, “The APC presidential ticket: Those speculating on this and advising me on all manner of persons and religions should know my views. The APC will present an integrity-competence ticket not religion. Politics and governance are not to be mixed or dictated to by any religion.
“The APC will present to Nigerians the best persons with the integrity, capacity and competence to create jobs, fight corruption and rebuild our nation without discrimination.
“How these persons worship God is private to them and does not matter to discerning Nigerians, particularly young people that suffer most from bad governance, unemployment and the ‘Jonathanian’ culture of impunity.”
The Interim National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, however, said on Thursday that the race for the party’s presidential ticket is open to eligible members, in spite of all the speculations.
He said: “We should not constrict the space to old generation politicians let new blood come. In politics like I always say, one day is too long not to talk of one week, one month and a whole year.”
Barely three days after an evil forest that happens to be a
kidnappers’ den was discovered in Ibadan, four tongues were found on a
ritualist and a man who disguised himself as a madman.
Read details plus video and graphic photos below…
Read details plus video and graphic photos below…
By standers, including a Civil Defence officer take snaps of
the alleged ritualist at Ring Road, Ibadan
Our correspondent gathered that the horrible event was discovered as everyone in state have become alerting and “self guards”.
The nabed ritualist was said to be a middle aged man.
Apart from the tongue, other items found on him were women bras, pants and bones.
The ritualist was caught at Ring Road on Tuesday, while the people of Ibadan are yet to recover from the shocking revelation of the forest of horror where hundred of innocent citizens have lost their lives to kidnappers.
A source told our correspondent that “The nabbed ritualist who has been staying by the side of the pedestrian bridge at Oni and Son bus stop have been perpetuating the evil acts for some months now.”
An eye witness who spoke under anonymity disclosed that luck ran against the middle aged man “when some resident of the area who have been suspecting his movement discovered his notorious act and decided to deal with the support of police.
“While searching him, papers were among the items found under the bridge where he kept his loot and dangerous weapon.”
“Also various bras and pants of different sizes were found with female clothes who are believed to be his victim. Human bones and tongue were also found at the scene,” another eyewitness said.
A resident of Ibadan, Ade Kanmbi wrote, “Operation Attack Any Mad Man, Woman” begins in Ibadan following the arrest this morning, of two suspected ritualists who feigned mental derangement. One of was caught with human tongues.”
Our correspondent gathered that the horrible event was discovered as everyone in state have become alerting and “self guards”.
The nabed ritualist was said to be a middle aged man.
Apart from the tongue, other items found on him were women bras, pants and bones.
The ritualist was caught at Ring Road on Tuesday, while the people of Ibadan are yet to recover from the shocking revelation of the forest of horror where hundred of innocent citizens have lost their lives to kidnappers.
A source told our correspondent that “The nabbed ritualist who has been staying by the side of the pedestrian bridge at Oni and Son bus stop have been perpetuating the evil acts for some months now.”
An eye witness who spoke under anonymity disclosed that luck ran against the middle aged man “when some resident of the area who have been suspecting his movement discovered his notorious act and decided to deal with the support of police.
“While searching him, papers were among the items found under the bridge where he kept his loot and dangerous weapon.”
“Also various bras and pants of different sizes were found with female clothes who are believed to be his victim. Human bones and tongue were also found at the scene,” another eyewitness said.
A resident of Ibadan, Ade Kanmbi wrote, “Operation Attack Any Mad Man, Woman” begins in Ibadan following the arrest this morning, of two suspected ritualists who feigned mental derangement. One of was caught with human tongues.”
may God help us in 2015 election
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