A former minister of Aviation and spokesperson to the Presidential campaign of former President Jonathan in the 2015 presidential polls, Femi Fani-Kayode said on Saturday that Senate President Bukola Saraki frustrated plans by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to field a muslim/muslim presidential ticket in 2015.

Fani-Kayode, a former chieftain of the APC disclosed this via his Twitter handle on Saturday in reaction to Saraki’s rejoinder to a Thisday back page article last week by Ovation Publisher, Bashorun Dele Momodu.

Saraki in his rejoinder had stated that his “original sin” was his refusal to support a Muslim/Muslim ticket of the APC in the 2015 presidential election. According to the Senate President, he opposed the move purely for strategic considerations, because he wanted his party, the APC to win the election.

Corroborating Saraki, Fani-Kayode tweeted: “I can confirm that @bukolasaraki opposed the Muslim/Muslim ticket plan of the APC. I left and exposed it, he stayed and frustrated it.”

It would be recalled that in the build-up to the last general election, rumors were rife that the APC, which at the time was battling to stave off an “Islamic party” toga, was contemplating fielding then General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as its presidential and vice presidential candidates, respectively.

Saraki said: “I have also been accused of helping to frustrate some people’s opportunity to emerge as President Muhammadu Buhari’s running mate. But I have no problem with anybody. My concern was that it would not be politically smart of us to run with a Muslim-Muslim ticket. I doubt if we would have won the election if we had done this, especially after the PDP had successfully framed us a Muslim party. I felt we were no longer in 1993. Perhaps, more than ever before, Nigerians are more sensitive to issues of religious balancing. This was my original sin.

“What they say to themselves, among other things, was that ‘if he could conspire against our ambition, then he must not realise his own ambition as well.’ For me however, I have no regrets about this. I only stood for what I believed was in the best interest of the party and in the best interest of Nigeria. We have got to that point in our country when we no longer believe that anyone could stand for anything based on principles and convictions alone. Moreover, in the growing culture of media crucifixion and presumed guilt; it is rare to find a voice like yours that calls for fairness and justice”.

: http://www.signalng.com/can-confirm-saraki-opposed-apcs-muslimmuslim-ticket-fani-kayode/

Who Muslim/Muslim ticket epp
Saraki should just decamp and contest 2019 under the umbrella, we'll vote him massively

tinubu is behind SARAKI's trials

Who cares

Itumo?

Meaning what?

He opposed muslim muslim ticket, so what? There many people in APC who would have also opposed it.

what does that have to do with the substance of his case in court.

When a car run out of fuel it will bring different sounds

cannot believe those who nurtured BokoHaram for 6 years. Nonsense!

A demonstration of lunacy once again from Fani-Kayode.
What is the basis for a such ticket?The working committee of the APC knew this prior the defection of saraki to APC.And how does the topic relate to kayode?

Can somebody tell this dude to face his EFCC palaver

Can somebody tell this dude tobface his EFCC palaver

I don't get it. Is Saraki actually blaming Tinubu for his current travails? As in how possible is that?? Abi since when did Tinubu start having influence over the Efcc and CCT?? I have observed that Saraki is banking on a strategy of using Tinubu as a scapegoat by blaming him for his travails simply because Asiwaju didn't support his candidacy as SP. Last time I checked Tinubu isn't the FG or the Presidency. He should quit grasping at straws and face his trial for goodness sake.

On Saraki's charge sheet is Federal Government of Nigeria versus Dr Bukola Saraki. Tinubu is not the FG, Saraki should be bold enough to openly challenge PMB who heads the FG and stop looking to cheap sympathy which isn't working.

No law in Nigeria stops a Muslim/Muslim or Christian/Christian ticket. At least, Tinubu dropped his own ambition for the VP slot for the party to move ahead but a selfish and self-centred Saraki couldn't drop his own ambition even after his party had declared support for another.

patimore:
On Saraki's charge sheet is Federal Government of Nigeria versus Dr Bukola Saraki. TINUBU IS NOT THE FG, SARAKI SHOULD BE BOLD ENOUGH TO OPENLY CHALLENGE PMB WHO HEADS THE FG AND STOP LOOKING TO CHEAP SYMPATHY WHICH ISN'T WORKING.

No law in Nigeria stops a Muslim/Muslim or Christian/Christian ticket. At least, Tinubu dropped his own ambition for the VP slot for the party to move ahead but a selfish and self-centred Saraki couldn't drop his own ambition even after his party had declared support for another.

Exactly, he should face Buhari if he feels he is being persecuted, at least it is FG that is persecuting him and not Tinubu.

akinyeleaa:

Exactly, he should face Buhari if he feels he is being persecuted, at least it is FG that is persecuting him and not Tinubu.

he is a coward, simple.

patimore:
At least, Tinubu dropped his own ambition for the VP slot for the party to move ahead but a selfish and self-centred Saraki couldn't drop his own ambition even after his party had declared support for another.

Thank you my broda

In that case tinubu doesn't forgive. Saraki is hard ........ Twi loin fighting

Buhari na threat to any corrupt politician in Nigeria. Tinubu case can only be resurrected by Lagosians. If they do not Tinubu remains a free man. Who one even come in Lagos against am. Na the Governor or the Speaker house of assembly. Dear Saraki, you are now in the market square, please dance to the music you played alone! FANI-KAYODE will leave you soon!

instead of you facing your problem, you are here ranting, better go and clear yourself from efcc

Who u epp?

Bird of a feather. These are among the few giving yoruba a bad name. What is really useful in ffk and bukola. Both of them are what we called akotileta(sell out) in yoruba. I believe bukola is reaping from the cause of his father while wide mouthed ffk is a waste of resources. Nobody cares about u anymore.

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Ok

The thing is that if tinubu wanted to have his way as a Muslim/Muslim ticket, he would. The only thing is Nigeria will reject them. So this is a lame excuse. If you are saint, as high profile as you, you will escape but if you are as guilty then face your wahala and stop looking for sympathy.
But to me, the day he started calling vpyo mere commissioner, then I know he has created wahala for himself. This people know how to hit back where it will pain you. And femi the betrayal of GEJ, no comments for now. They will soon open your books of sins.

Who is interested at whatever you confirmed?

Who you help ffk?

We heared this news from the 'horses mouth' so we are not interested in whatever.......




Anyways...



DrabeeyWasHere

i remember dat time. dem wan repeat d tin wey happen in 1993 wey sdp produce muslim-muslim ticket. anoda great camoflage to islamize nigeria. na d major reason why dem word ''jaannja.wiiid'' was born. APC na janjaaw¡d party right from d begginning. na PDP n saraki bust dem bubble.

then how does it affect you?

patimore:
On Saraki's charge sheet is Federal Government of Nigeria versus Dr Bukola Saraki. Tinubu is not the FG, Saraki should be bold enough to openly challenge PMB who heads the FG and stop looking to cheap sympathy which isn't working.
No law in Nigeria stops a Muslim/Muslim or Christian/Christian ticket. At least, Tinubu dropped his own ambition for the VP slot for the party to move ahead but a selfish and self-centred Saraki couldn't drop his own ambition even after his party had declared support for another.

You guys are funny. Are you guys clearly feigning ignorance of the fact that tinubu is behind his travails. It's a clear witch hunt and buhari isn't smart to stop the sh1t. If it is not, why are bigger thieves like ameachi, tinubu etc not facing the same trial.

Tinubu is the hunter now. He might be the hunted tomorrow. You guys shouldn't complain when your master gets his own dose of what he deserves. Abiola got his own medicine. Diya got his own.

All you guys want is for saraki to be out of the way so that tinubu will have his way. We shall see

And I think saraki probably opposed the muslim muslim ticket because he knew him being a muslim and harbouring ambitions of becoming Senate president there's no way they'd allow all three positions to muslims. He did it for his own gain, so those hailing him need to think for a second.

I Knew They Will Resort To Divisionalism Strategy To Garner Sympathy From Gullible Bigots.
They Will Want To Incite The Christians Against The Muslims. This Method Will No Longer Work As We Are Now Wiser. He Better Face His Curruption Charges And Leave Religion Outa This