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Tinubu’s visit to Rome an insult to Christianity – Ex-SGF blasts presidency

The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal has again raised concerns about the Muslim-Muslim ticket of President Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima.

Speaking on Arise Television on Wednesday, May 21, Lawal said that the President’s visit to the Vatican City for Pope Leo’s inauguration is an insult to Christianity.

He, however, stated that the president’s visit is not a big deal but an arrangement that was made possible with the help of lobbyists.

The former SGF noted that with a Christian vice president, the arrangement would have been different for the benefit of Nigerians.

“You know that going to see the Pope is just a matter of how well you can lobby, or how many friends you have there in the Vatican that can make it happen for you. So it is not as if it is a major achievement to visit the Pope on his inauguration, it can be arranged in advance by lobbyists with the correct inducement.

“So Bola Tinubu going to visit the Pope is a non-issue. In fact, it reinforces my earlier belief that the Muslim-Muslim ticket is an insult to Christianity. If We had a Christian as a Vice President, it is all expected that he would be the one to represent the government lobbyists

“But now in Nigeria, we have the so-called Muslim visiting the Pope and leading a delegation of eminent Catholics to the Vatican. So it proves the fact that a Muslim-Muslim ticket is an unfair arrangement,” Lawal stated.

From inception, Lawal has been among Nigerian leaders who spoke against the Muslim-Muslim ticket championed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) prior to the 2023 election.

Lawal had argued that having Tinubu and Shettima on the same ticket would be unfair to Nigeria’s Christian population.

 

4 Comments

  1. Please tell this grass cutting funds pilfering SGF to have some shame now. Haba mana. With his divisive rabble rousing has his delusional islamization happened?

    For PBAT marrying a Christian it shows he’s not bothered mundane fixations like this fatsoe still embittered by his rejection by PBAT in 2023 for VP. Funny enough he has absolutely ZERO electoral value and yet very noisome.

  2. He may not have electoral value,but it’s always right to tell the truth.will Nigerian Muslim community agree to a Christian/Christian presidency!.And while we are it, please respect your elders, you can make your point without been offensive.There is a reason why God placed a reward on respect of parents, every elder is a parent to a younger man.

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