Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has asked a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, to watch his utterances on the controversial issue of Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress.
Ganduje stated this in a statement on Wednesday by Kano State Commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba.
Recall that Lawal had in a statement told the presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, that it was unacceptable for him to have chosen a former Governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima, as his running mate.
Both Tinubu and Shettima are Muslims, a development Lawal said would not augur well for the APC.
Reacting, Ganduje said the former SGF, also a member of the APC, was spreading falsehood and preaching intolerance.
He said Lawal ought to have considered his relationship with Tinubu before issuing a statement castigating both Tinubu and the APCcoming out with the statement.
“It is unfortunate that at a time when the country needs to be united for national development and religious tolerance, a man of Babachir’s caliber, who is highly respected, would spread falsehood without much consideration to his position in the All Progressives Congress and closed relationship with the party’s flagbearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” he said.
He urged Lawal and other internal critics “to be mindful of their utterances, especially on religious matters and support the APC for quality leadership that will deliver the country from its challenges.”