WITH the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a southern Muslim as the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, focus has shifted to those who are likely to emerge as his running mate.
There are also fears that his running mate may be a Muslim from the North to enhance the chances of the APC beating the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which has a northerner, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as its candidate.
If the APC picks a northern Muslim as Tinubu’s running mate it means the party will be fielding a Muslim-Muslim ticket as the Social Democratic Party, SDP, did in 1993 with late Chief MKO Abiola and Alhaji Othman Tofa.
In 2015, the scenario almost played out with Major General Muhammadu Buhari and Asiwaju Tinubu but strident outcry in the polity led to the nomination of Professor Yemi Osinbajo.
