Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule says Nigeria could eventually field a Christian-Christian presidential ticket that wins national elections. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, he expressed the hope that such a ticket would emerge and succeed at the polls. Sule dismisses claims that the ruling APC’s current Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket amounts to religious exclusion, arguing that past electoral outcomes show that Muslim-Muslim tickets have won in Nigeria, including the 1993 election in which Chief Moshood Abiola ran on a Muslim-Muslim ticket.
He argues that Nigeria’s constitution does not require religious balancing for presidential candidates. According to Sule, constitutional provisions on federal character focus on inclusiveness across ethnicity and geography rather than religion. He also points to his own state-level political structure, noting that his deputy is Christian, as an example that political competence and state considerations guide leadership choices.
Sule adds that political realities differ across states and cites examples such as Enugu and Bayelsa, which already operate Christian-Christian leadership arrangements without controversy. He acknowledges that opposition figures may raise concerns, but says APC governors have not described the party’s ticket as divisive.
