A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Farouk Aliyu, has said many Nigerian Christians are now more comfortable with the party’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket than they were before the 2023 general election, insisting that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has dispelled fears of religious marginalisation.
Aliyu made the remarks on Thursday during an interview on Arise Television, monitored by Politics Nigeria, while reacting to President Tinubu’s decision to retain Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election.
Defending the decision, Aliyu said the APC chose to retain the Tinubu-Shettima ticket because it had already earned the trust and support of Nigerians in the last election.
“Our leader, the president, decided in his wisdom not to change the winning ticket. And the Christians in this country, I am sure, are now comfortable, much, much more comfortable than when we came
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