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Jingir defends comment on Muslim-Muslim ticket, says position not about Tinubu
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Tribune Online
The National Chairman of the Jama’atu Ahlus Sunnah Wal-Jama’ah (JIBWIS), Sheikh Muhammad Sani Yahya Jingir, has reaffirmed his support for Muslim-Muslim political tickets, saying his position predates President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Jingir further argued that his support for a Muslim-Muslim ticket was not specifically about Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima.
Jingir said his position on Muslim-Muslim tickets was a longstanding personal conviction and did not originate with Tinubu.
“My calls and position on Muslim-Muslim tickets is a long-time thing; it didn’t start with Tinubu,” he said.
“Voting Muslim-Muslim tickets is what I stand on, because we have suffered enough in the hands of Christians in Plateau State,” Jingir said.