Following the news of the nomination of Dr Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe as the 2023 Deputy Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State, Nigerians have taken to Twitter to react with disappointment and anger at the emergence of a Muslim-Muslim ticket.
The nomination of Dr Balarabe who currently serves as the Deputy Governor of the state was confirmed in a tweet by Governor Nasir El-Rufai on his official Twitter handle, @elrufai.
He tweeted, “KADUNA UPDATE: Her Excellency Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe has been nominated as the running mate Of Senator Uba Sani for the 2023 Gubernatorial Election contest by God’s Grace. – July 4, 2022”
In reaction to the tweet, Nigerians expressed their disappointment at APC’s consecutive fielding of a Muslim-Muslim ticket, in a state with a significant Christian population.
Recall that Kaduna-Central Senator, Uba Sani, won the party’s governorship ticket at the primaries.
Some users directed anger towards Gov El-Rufai who they blamed for the emergence of the Muslim-Muslim ticket, as he set the trend in the 2019 elections, following his ditching of former No 2 man, Yusuf Barnabas Bala for Dr Balarabe in the 2019 elections.
Here are some reactions gathered by The Quest Times:
@ShegaineO Kaduna is too tensed to have 2 Muslims. Do you intend to annihilate the Christians in kaduna?
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@tosin_olaluwoye She is the incumbent deputy governor of the state and now has to be running mate to someone else. One would wonder why she is not the governorship candidate. Sigh
@CaesarPajay Religious Imbalance in a multicultural, multiethnic and multi-religious ecosystem. Don’t come here to talk about merit because in merit a lot of you stand no chance else we discuss the Federal Character you very well benefit and fight for.
@gwemy Elrufai no get Joy at all. If he is made president on Nigeria enhh Christianity will be a religion of the past. In a multi religious and multi tribal nation like Nigeria this is very sad.
@okezie_ifeanyi If you let wickedness happen the first time without consequence, it’ll most likely repeat itself. El Rufai completed his second tenure with a Muslim Muslim Ticket and he’s successor is doing same. It must really be about competence.
@EduWaltzChuka A ‘Competent’ Muslim Muslim candidacy, at least shows there’s no competent Christain politician in Kaduna. Congratulations to her.
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@EzeAyoka Uba Sani of APC Kaduna has taken a Muslim as his Deputy for the next Governorship election. Make no mistake about it, El-Rufai tested water with a Muslim/Muslim ticket in 2019 and now it’s a norm.
@ayilo_j They will tell you it’s about competency ….
@jc_Odega It would now be a trend in the state of Kaduna from now on if they do not rise up against this Muslim-Muslim ticket. No one should tag it on competence he. Do they mean there are no competent Christian party indigenes in the entire state?