The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has criticised President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, saying they do not represent the values of Islam in leadership.
Adebayo made the remarks on Tuesday during an appearance on Arise Television’s Morning Show, where he dismissed the relevance of the Muslim-Muslim ticket ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
According to him, even those seeking Muslim leadership should not regard Tinubu and Shettima as examples of Islamic principles in governance.
“Even if people were looking for Muslims in authority, the president and the vice don’t symbolize that; they symbolize the opposite,” Adebayo said.
“They are actually what the Prophet and all the leaders of Islam warned Muslims against.
“This kind of leadership where there is no justice, no truth, no honesty, where there is no kindness, and no charity. So I don’t think that sheep can come and rob the people one more time; it doesn’t make any sense.”
Tinubu and Shettima were elected in the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), running on the controversial Muslim-Muslim ticket.
As preparations for the 2027 general election gather momentum, there have been speculations over whether Tinubu would retain Shettima as his running mate, with reports suggesting he could replace him with a Christian from Northern Nigeria.
However, Tinubu recently reaffirmed Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election, putting the speculation to rest.
