Bola Tinubu, the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), told leaders of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Wednesday that he is not running for President of Nigeria on religious grounds.
Tinubu, who made the statement during a presidential interaction session with the leadership of the CAN in Abuja, said his decision to run for president is in accordance with the country’s Constitution, as he assuaged concerns about his same-faith ticket.
The APC presidential candidate was accompanied by his wife, Oluremi; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, governors, federal lawmakers, and some chieftains of the party.
“Thank you for your kind invitation. I seek to become President of Nigeria. Not on the basis of faith or religion. I depend on the preface of the constitution which says ‘We the people’…” he said.
Thank you for your kind invitation. I seek to become President of Nigeria. Not on the basis of faith or religion. I depend on the preface of the constitution which says "We the people" – Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu #CANMeetsBAT pic.twitter.com/L1jGWJMFmW
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My belief in the need for a secular government and faith based organization to work in unity is not something I adopted recently to benefit my campaign. This cooperative agenda describes my entire Political Career -Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu #CANMeetsBAT pic.twitter.com/pGNwXVzbOG
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