Politics
If we don’t go Muslim-Muslim Ticket APC will be in trouble Orji Uzor-Kalu
As the search for a suitable running mate to the Presidential flag bearer of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu continue to heat up the polity, former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor-Kalu has said the only option available to Tinubu is a Muslim Muslim ticket.
Kalu threw up another controversy when he asked Christians in Nigeria to relax and accept the prospect of a Muslim-Muslim ticket from the ruling party.
Speaking with Journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, Kalu said if APC wants to retain power in 2023, the only option available to Tinubu and the party is a Muslim Muslim ticket, anything else he said could be disastrous
The Chief Whip of the Senate said if he were Tinubu, he would not hesitate to settle for a Muslim-Muslim ticket stressing that the important thing is for APC to win the election.
“Do you want me to speak the truth? If I were in Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s situation, already his wife is a pastor in a pentecostal church
I will go for a Muslim-Muslim ticket. The most important thing is for the party to win”.
He said there was no need for citizens to keep up with the “rubbish”, which seems to give unnecessary considerations to the religion of candidates for elective positions.
“Already the wife is a pentecostal pastor and they have been living for over forty-something years. I’ve known them. So why do you want to blame- already she’s like a deputy President.”
Kalu said he knows his opinion might not go well with his Catholic church, emphasizing that the current political exigencies leave Tinubu and APC with no other option other than a Muslim Muslim ticket.
“I know the church I go to the Catholic Secretariat might condemn me but what is wrong with a Muslim Muslim ticket. I don’t see anything wrong with the Muslim-Muslim ticket- there is nothing wrong with the Christian-Christian ticket also. It depends on the condition. The condition we find ourselves in today is that you cannot play two minorities.”
“Tinubu is a minority Muslim from the South and if you put a Christian from the North he is a minority from the North. You cannot play two minorities”.
The lawmaker said he sees nothing wrong with the Christian-Christian ticket but that the arrangement will depend on the prevailing political situation.
He said the current political calculation is clearly in favor of a Muslim-Muslim ticket and it will be
suicidal for Tinubu and APC to do otherwise.
“We can’t play two minorities”, he said.
I’m saying my opinion. I am a Catholic, I’m saying my opinion. This is Orji Kalu’s opinion. You cannot deny my opinion.
“You can also play Christian Christian ticket depending on the scenario. If we don’t play the Muslim Muslim ticket we are in trouble, we cannot win the election, it will be very difficult to win the election.
“The only thing left for Ahmed Tinubu today is to play Muslim-Muslim ticket”
Asked if he is not bothered that Tinubu was putting his fate too much in the hands of the North against his own South, Kalu retorted, are those Northerners not Nigerians”.
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, alongside his running mate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, will visit Benue State on Wednesday for a town hall meeting as part of efforts to promote their vision for a new Nigeria.
The meeting, scheduled for 10:00 a.m on Wednesday, will take place at Mission House, beside Benue Links Park, Wurukum, in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
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The visit is expected to provide an opportunity for the NDC presidential and vice-presidential candidates to engage residents of the state and communicate their political vision ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Announcing the visit, Obi described Benue as the Food Basket of the Nation and said the delegation was taking its message of a new Nigeria to the state.
“PO IN BENUE.
“We are taking the message of a New Nigeria to the Food Basket of the Nation today,” the announcement read.
The town hall meeting is part of the party’s political engagement activities as Obi and Kwankwaso seek to build support for their joint presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 elections.
Politics
Shettima Arrives Jigawa for APC Presidential Campaign Rally, Tinubu to Inaugurate Four Projects
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally alongside President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Shettima arrived at the Nuhu Muhammad Sanusi International Airport, Dutse, where he was received by Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar Namadi, alongside governors from other states.
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The Vice President’s arrival was disclosed on Tuesday by his spokesperson, Stanley Nkwocha.
Those present included Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal, Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum, Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
Members of the National Assembly, senior government officials, APC stakeholders and other prominent political figures from across the country were also present to welcome the Vice President.
Before proceeding to the Dutse Township Stadium for the campaign rally, Shettima is expected to accompany President Tinubu to inaugurate four projects in the state.
The projects include the Renewed Hope Technical Services Centre, the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Multipurpose Skills Acquisition Centre, Jigawa State’s agricultural mechanisation programme and a dualised road project in Dutse.
The initiatives are aimed at strengthening technical education, promoting skills acquisition, improving agricultural mechanisation and enhancing road infrastructure across the state.
Vice President Kashim Shettima is expected to lead the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, on Monday, November 9, 2026.
Stanley Nkwocha disclosed this in a statement released on Monday, announcing the Vice President’s visit to Ebonyi State for the campaign rally.
The rally is scheduled to take place at the Pa Ngele Oruta Township Stadium, Abakaliki, as part of the APC’s campaign activities under the Renewed Hope agenda.
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The announcement called on residents and party supporters to turn out in large numbers to welcome the Vice President, describing the event as an opportunity for massive political mobilisation.
“One city. Thousands of voices. An atmosphere of incredible energy,” the statement said.
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