Na wah oh! Minister of Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa don drop warning for APC say dem no fit afford to drop Northern Muslim for Tinubu re-election ticket.
For interview wey she do with Seun Okinbaloye for Mic On Show, she yan say if Shettima dey removed or replaced with person wey no be Northern Muslim, na serious wahala dem go face.
“If no Hausa, Fulani or Kanuri Muslim dey on top that ticket, e go create problem. Na wetin people for that side dey reason about,” she tok.
Musawa no be person wey dey joke when e come to Northern politics; she talk say politics for that zone dey deep well well. “People for North dey chop politics like food. Dem dey wait every four years come vote because na there dem dey feel say dem get power,” she added.
She further vex say e no easy for anybody to just reshuffle the presidential ticket anyhow without feeling am on ground. Some people dey think say na easy game, but she call am politically naive.
“If we start dey play with the current structure wey we get now, na ikekwe we go create. People wey dey suggest otherwise no sabi how politics dey run for North,” she yarn deep.
She no stop for there; she even talk about opposition wey dey gather ahead of 2027. Musawa talk say she no see how dem fit unseat Tinubu and Shettima, because the opposition dey scattered like jigsaw puzzle, every politician dey fight to take same space.
“Our opposition don pack plenty for one corner. Each of dem dey fight to carry the same position, and dat one na recipe for political wahala,” hin tok. But she no fit ignore the influence of opposition as she still talk say APC dey ready to hold ground.
“We dey respect wetin opposition dey do, but no shaking for our side. As e be now, I no see how dem fit remove Tinubu and Shettima,” Musawa showed confidence. She even add say strong opposition dey good for democracy, but APC go still dey focus on making dem strong before the next election.
“Na good thing for democracy to get opposition. Nobody wan dey for one-party state. But we dey confident for our political direction,” she conclude with full chest.
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