The Tinubu Campaign Organisation said the presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has opened talks with religious bodies and stakeholders in the country the Muslim-Muslim pairing.
The body’s Director of Media and Communications, Bayo Onanuga, stated this on Tuesday.
He said Bola Tinubu has started consultations with relevant stakeholders, including religious bodies so as to allay fears the pairing is generating.
Bola hinted that many people are unaware of the latest move because there was an arrangement not to have it published in the media.
In his words, “We are not publicising in the media. We are talking to the people concerned. The consultation process has started already. We are just not making a lot of noise about it because it is not meant for publication,” he said.
“When it is time, we will address the media. For now, we are talking to religious leaders. I am reassuring you again that the candidate is reaching out to everybody concerned,” he added.
However, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) denied having any contact with the APC presidential candidate or any of his representatives on the matter.
CAn spokesman, Adebayo Oladeji, said such a meeting has not been brought to his attention.
“I am not sure anybody has reached out to CAN, at least, not to my knowledge,” he said.
The association’s General Secretary, Joseph Daramola, also corroborated Oladeji’s position in a separate interview.
“I don’t know about that. I am in Abuja presently and I can tell you that I have not seen or met anybody that looks like Tinubu in person,” he said.
Daramola also refused to comment on whether CAN could be swayed into changing its stance on the controversial Muslim-Muslim ticket, saying they cannot speculate.