Religion has always been a sensitive issue that both Nigerian Muslims and Christians have learnt to live in an atmosphere of mutual suspicion. Every election season, religion plays a major role in the selection of candidates giving rise to the need for zonal, ethnic and religious balancing.
Anything short of this balance will only inspire an irrational and hostile religious environment.
Are we to say Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not aware of this? Of course he is.
By choosing a Muslim running mate, Tinubu is obviously leaving himself open to the accusation that he is promoting the politics of exclusion and has no regard for the Christian community.
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