Amid claims that the former Governor of Lagos State and Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu falsified his academic qualifications, a former Director-General of his campaign organisation, Farouk Aliyu has charged those doubting the credentials to seek redress in court and not on social media.
The former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives gave this charge on Sunday in an interview with reporters.
‘We have gone through this a very long time ago. Asiwaju Tinubu was governor in Lagos, a two-time governor. These issues have come up. What haven’t they said about Tinubu? What hasn’t he proved to the people? And look, that is the beauty of democracy,” he said during an interview on Channels Television Sunday Politics which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.
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‘If anybody feels strongly that our candidate has no qualification to be president, he is entitled to go to court and challenge that.’
Aliyu, who also spoke about the search for a running mate to the former Lagos State governor, said the decision lies with Tinubu. He stated that the APC is still consulting and reiterated that competence, not religion, will be the major determinant.
‘So, if our party comes out with a Muslim candidate, so be it. We are going to make sure we win the election,’ he maintained.
‘And if in the wisdom of our candidate, he brings a Christian candidate, we are also going to make sure we win the election because, as I said before, it is not about the religion or where you come from. It is about competence.’
Africa Daily News, New York reports that his remarks came hours after Tinubu said he is still in search of a running mate ahead of the general elections.
