Having Muslim Senate, And President Of The Senate, Would Be Bad For Nigeria's Stability

According to Kashim Shettima, having Muslims in those positions would be bad for Nigeria's stability

Having Muslims serve as the nation's president, vice president, speaker of the senate, and president of the Senate, according to vice president-elect Kashim Shettima, is bad for the stability of the nation because it will support the objective of Islamization.

"What we are trying to avoid is a situation whereby the number one citizen, number two citizen, the number three citizen, and the number four citizen are all of the same faith. That will lend credence, validate the negative narrative of Islamization of Nigeria," Mr Shettima said Friday in a meeting with elected House of Representatives members.

"This is why my principal, a fair-minded leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is more inclined towards having the number three citizen from the South/south or the south-east. Even in the current circumstance that we find ourselves in, the stability of the nation is much more important than any other consideration. All other considerations have to be relegated to the background because we are talking about the stability of the nation," he added. DMr Shettima's statement comes as the push for who becomes senate president and speaker of the 10th National Assembly continues with elected members scrambling for the positions.

Despite objections to a same-faith ticket, Mr. Shettima and his mentor, Mr. Tinubu, both Muslims, won the February 25 presidential election.