To be declared winner of the Presidential election in Nigeria, a candidate must not only get the overall majority votes, he must also get at least a quarter of the votes in at least two thirds of all the states in the country.

Two thirds of all the states in Nigeria, plus Federal Capital Territory is about 25.

The chance of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming 2023 elections is very slim in the South East (SE) and the South South (SS) geopolitical zones of Nigeria.

It is a no brainer that SE will overwhelmingly vote Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party. Majority of the states in the SS will also pitch their tents with the People's Democratic Party (PDP).

That leaves APC with four zones of North West (NW), North East (NE), North Central (NC) and South West (SW). These four zones can boast of 25 states and FCT. These are the states APC should focus on.

On the debate about the Vice Presidential candidate, I think the South West will still support their own even if APC goes for Muslim/Muslim ticket.

Until we started losing our values and culture to urbanisation, religion has never been an issue. Yorubas were traditionalists before the advent of the Abrahamic religions. Even today, there are many families where you will still find practitioners of different religions, even among siblings.

The alleged religion division they talk about in Yorubaland is actually being promoted by the immigrants amongst us.

It is therefore a sheer ignorance to use Lagos to define Yoruba. Lagos is a cosmopolitan city with people of different background, orientation, culture and value. Real Yorubaman do not relate to you based on your faith, unless you prove otherwise.

So, aside from religion, APC needs to consider a lot of factors in choosing a running mate from the North.

Tinubu needs a popular and influential politician who can add to his fortunes. That is why I will prefer somebody from the North West.

North West boasts of the highest number of votes in the country. So, it will be a big plus for APC to choose their presidential running mate from the zone. Only an amateur politician will joke with a zone where the real votes come from and Asiwaju is not one!

Unfortunately, I do not see that type of politician who is a Christian in the North West. In the absence of that, they would have to make do with a Muslim.

In the type of democracy we practice, VP is more or less a glorified Personal Assistant. He is powerless in the scheme of things (as we can see in the case of Prof. Osinbajo). Power resides with the President (and may be, his kitchen cabinet).

So, I don't see how a VP can influence the decision of the President, especially on religion's matter.

And religion will not be an issue in Tinubu's government, if elected. He does not relate with people based on religion. As a politician and administrator, his policies and programmes have always been people-centric, with no religion colouration.

Besides, I do not see how a man whose wife is a Pastor (and many of his children, Christians) will work against Christianity.

In summary, I will advise that competence, acceptability, influence and popularity, and not religion, be considered in choosing a running mate for the presidential candidate of the APC.

Gbamsolutely.

Even some swines screaming the religious card won't vote Tinubu even if his running mate is a Rev father, so what nonsense are they saying?

They should concentrate on their candidate and forget about whosoever Tinubu picks as a vice. After all, they claim a Muslim running mate will mark the beginning of his failure, then shouldn't that be to their own advantage?

Very funny pipu

LeoDeKing:
Gbamsolutely.

Even some swines screaming the religious card won't vote Tinubu even if his running mate is a Rev father, so what nonsense are they saying?

They should concentrate on their candidate and forget about whosoever Tinubu picks as a vice. After all, they claim a Muslim running mate will mark the beginning of his failure, then shouldn't that be to their own advantage?

Very funny pipu

the youths are coming

they have no manifestos to campaign with apart from their usual old tribalism and tribal card tactics.

But we'll remind them that tribalism won't bring back dollars to at least 400
tribalism won't bring back fuel to 95 naira
tribalism won't send our undergraduates back to school.
tribalism won't fix our security.
tribalism won't develop our economy.

2023 will be the youths vs the criminals

Hmmm

So you know the meaning of competent and you were supporting Tinubu against Osinbajo, which kind of insult is this for God's sake, any member of YMP (Yoruba Muslims pigs) who mention this Muslims Muslims ticket to my hearing here in ibadan were I stead will receive a hot slap

Does that means that there are no competent people in the Christian community?
Then why not choose another Yoruba man since religion and ethnicity is not important.
Foolish people everywhere!!!

No time for long story.

If u wan know the right way to follow, no need to ask google. Let an ipob open his mouth, if he tells u to ''follow left", thank am well well then follow d exact opposite direction

So Northern Christians doesn't have competent person?

No election will hold in biafra land. Give us nnamdi kanu our Lord and saviour. We don't need Nigeria

K

LeoDeKing:
Gbamsolutely.

Even some swines screaming the religious card won't vote Tinubu even if his running mate is a Rev father, so what nonsense are they saying?

They should concentrate on their candidate and forget about whosoever Tinubu picks as a vice. After all, they claim a Muslim running mate will mark the beginning of his failure, then shouldn't that be to their own advantage?

Very funny pipu

Gbamsolutely.

Even some huma ritualists screaming the religious card won't vote Waziri either because there indomie bandits are perpetual tribalists and hypocrites

They should concentrate on their candidate and forget about telling us religion doesn't matter. After all, they claim the drug addict is popular in the north si let them allow us hear and go collect Fulani vote?

Very funny pipu