From Atiku Abubakars facebook page.... You may recall that I had been elected Governor of Adamawa State in 1999, but before I could assume office, Chief Obasanjo selected me as his running mate. Well, enormous pressure was put on me by what you might call the Adamawa (Muslim) elite not to allow my running mate, Mr Boni Haruna, to become Governor, mainly because of his Christian faith. I refused, and fought all the way to the Supreme Court to ensure that the Constitution was followed. Again, after his first term I was prevailed upon to prevent him from running for second term. Again I turned them down. Virtually all of them abandoned me and the governor. But Adamawa people stood by us and for fairness. As I said, Adamawa is like Nigeria; thus, we may not survive a religious war. Therefore, it would be the height of recklessness and irresponsibilit y to start one. In any case, no one who favours one religion over the other can win a presidential election in this country.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:30:01 +0000
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