A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Babachir Lawal, has described Tinubu as a man the gods want to destroy, therefore they have made him mad, following his insistence on Muslim-Muslim tickets.
Newsonline reports that Babachir Lawal stated that Tinubu’s decision to ignore the call for fairness and equity in choosing his running mate will be decided on the voting day.
Babachir stated this while reacting to the submission of the name of Kashim Shettima by Tinubu and the APC as the vice-presidential candidate, despite criticisms from all quarters.
In a statement released on Saturday, Babachir said Tinubu’s submission of Shettima’s name showed he does not value Nigerian Christians.
Babachir said, “I did say it: those the gods want to destroy they first make mad.
“Tinubu has thrown down the gauntlet. He has submitted Alhaji Kashim Shetima as his nominee. He has stood by his affirmation that he only requires Moslem votes to be President and for all he cares, Christians can all go to hell with their votes.
“This is his position and he has a right to it. I concede to him.
“We have picked up this gauntlet. The God of justice and equity through the Nigerian voters will decide the victor between the Nigerian Christians, Alhaji Tinubu and his party, the APC.
“This is our country and we will not let Alhaji Ahmed Bola Tinubu relegate us, our children and our religion to second-class status in our own country.
“For us, this is an existential crisis. Our rights to justice and peaceful co-existence with all practitioners of other religions are under threat.
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“A northern Nigerian Christian child deserves to be bequeathed a future in which he can aspire to be President or Vice President of Nigeria.
“The Bible supports our position and the Nigerian Constitution supports and even guarantees it.
“Come on Alhaji Tinubu! Come on APC!
“Again, ‘to your tents o Israel.’ The Bible records a time like this in history:
“1 Chronicles 12: 32: ‘From the tribe of Issachar, there were 200 leaders of the tribe with their relatives. All these men understood the signs of the times and knew the best course for Israel to take,”.
