A Christian group within the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria's main opposition party, have been holding marathon meetings over the purported Muslim-Muslim ticket rumoured to be in the works in the APC.
Many analysts and pundits have expressed concern over the rumours, which suggest that the APC may field General Muhammadu Buhari alongside Governor Babatunde Fashola, also a Muslim. Even with rumours that Governor Fashola consumes alcohol and bacon and was not that much of a devout Muslim, Nigerian Christians as well as Christian members of the APC have viewed the pairing with suspicion. Chicken Farmer and ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo even recently warned political parties against fielding candidates of the same religion, a warning purportedly directed at the APC. However, Fashola remains one of the most popular members of the APC due to his comparatively stellar performance as Lagos governor.
To remedy the suspicion raised by this potentially great but religiously imbalanced pairing, a group within the APC that calls itself Christians Urgently Needing Transformation (CUNT) has come up with an elaborate program of consultations and prayers culminating in a visit, Wednesday, to the Lagos Governor to urge him to accept Jesus as his Lord and personal savior and "save Nigeria from imminent collapse under the PDP".
Mr Fashola thanked the group for their visit and promised them that he would think deeply about their proposal.
It is expected that once Governor Fashola converts to Christianity, the way will be clear for him to run with the Muslim Buhari.
All attempts to reach Governor Fashola for comment failed woefully.
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