The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has said there was no guarantee that Christians would vote for Christians and Moslems would vote for Moslems in the 2023 general elections.
Kukah was reacting to the All Progressives Congress, APC’s choice of a Muslim – Muslim ticket for the 2023 presidential elections.
In a statement personally signed by the Bishop, he said:
“This is what you call team selection and everybody will choose depending on what they think will give them a fair chance. So people will take responsibility for the choices they have made. For me, it is not something to lose sleep over.
“If people feel unhappy with the kind of choices that have been made, that is why we are democrats, you can’t force it. We outsiders cannot force a choice of any candidate.
“It is now left for you to look at the choices that have been made. And there is no guarantee that all Christians will vote for Christians and all Muslims will vote for Muslims.”