The selection of former Governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima as the running mate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has set the former Lagos State Governor on collision course with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
Osinbajo according to a presidency source has expressed serious objection to the adoption of a Muslim-Muslim ticket.
Osinbajo was said to have warned that such an adoption would not augur well both for the party and the country.
Osinbajo is known to have always been a vocal voice against same ticket even as far back as 2014 in what later turned out as his own eventual nomination as VP.
“Professor Osinbajo is opposed to this thing announced on Sunday, and his objections are well known both to the party and even the flagbearer himself,” the source said.
“The VP said anything short of a balanced ticket creates a needless tension and further aggravates some of the country’s fault-lines. But a balanced ticket certainly sends a positive signal.”