REVEALED! Why APC Ruled Out Fashola As Vice Presidential Candidate

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No doubts, the Lagos state Governor Babatunde Fashola has been recognized as one of the best governors in Nigeria but that wasn't enough to project him as APC's Vice Presidential candidate.

However, in a new report by Punch, it has been revealed by a highly placed source that Fashola was ruled out of the race because he's not a muslim.

The source said that though Fashola remained the best candidate for the position, he however regretted that the issue of religion would deny the party and the country the chance of fielding the governor.

He said:

"You know that the South-West is a base for the APC and it also contributed immensely to its formation. We would have preferred Fashola because of his pedigree in the state. Moreover, of all the APC governors from the zone, he is the only one doing his second term.

“But this issue of religion is the problem. Apart from this, other APC governors from the zone are also Muslims. You may need to recall that the enemies of our party tried in vain before to label the party a Muslim party.

He continued.. 

“Even though they have failed, we may also need to be guided by the words of advice from former President Olusegun Obasanjo against any party fielding same religion ticket. This is what is hampering us concerning Fashola, whose performance and competence cannot be queried.”

The source said that even though the national leadership of the party was aware that the people of the..

 “South-West are not religious but we are dealing with a larger society now. So, we must be careful.”