VP Sambo Drops Dangerous Statement During Niger Rally
Clement Ejiofor,
http://www.naij.com/378584-vp-sambo-drops-dangerous-statement-during-niger-rally.html
Political atmosphere comes to the boil in Nigeria ahead of the upcoming elections, and the war of words is observed mostly between the major competitors, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to Daily Trust, this time a controversial statement was made by Nigeria’s Vice President Muhammed Namadi Sambo. Speaking February 3 in Minna, Niger State, during the presidential campaign, Sambo noted that the PDP has more Muslims in its leadership than the APC. However, he urged voters not to be guided by the principle of religion in making their choice.
Sambo, who spoke in Hausa, said:
“When people bring the issue of religion to deceive you, our party has more Muslims than APC. Therefore if this (is) the yardstick, we then have an edge.
“Our chairman is a Muslim; the Director General of our campaign is a Muslim likewise. I Namadina Namadina Sambo am a Muslim. It is only our presidential candidate that is a Christian.
“In APC, their chairman is a Christian, their Campaign Director General is a Christian and the Vice President is a Pastor. Now let me ask you, which between the parties has more Muslims?..."
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