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Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has expressed confidence that Nigeria will eventually elect a president and vice-president on a Christian-Christian ticket, insisting that the country’s Constitution does not require religious balancing in political appointments or electoral tickets.
Sule stated this on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today while responding to criticism by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) vice-presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, over issues of political representation.
The governor dismissed the criticism as a normal feature of opposition politics.
“I think it is normal for Senator Kwankwaso, whom I respect a lot, to say that because he’s opposition. He cannot say anything good. It is expected of him to say that,” he said.
Sule argued that the 1999 Constitution focuses on inclusiveness and federal character rather than religion.
According to him, Sections 14(3) and 15 of the Constitution address equitable representation and ethnicity, but make no provision
