The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah has reacted to the controversies trailing the choice of Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressive Congress (APC), saying that such responsibility belong to the political parties.
This reaction was sequel to the choice of former Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Ibrahim Shettima as a running mate to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the 2023 presidential candidate of APC.
Kukah said, “This is what you call team selection and everybody will choose depending on what they think will give them a fair chance. So people will take responsibility for the choice they have made.”
“For me, it is not something to lose sleep over. If people feel unhappy with the kind of choices that have been made, that is why we are democrats, you can’t force it. We outsiders cannot force a choice of any candidate. It is now left for you to look at the choices that have been made. And there is no guarantee that all Christians will vote for Christians and all Muslims will vote for Muslims”, he added.
