Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has prayed for a day when Nigeria's politics will produce a Christian-Christian ticket.

Speaking on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Sule expressed the belief that such a ticket will be victorious.

The governor also dismissed suggestions that the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress amounted to religious exclusion.

“I pray that one day Nigeria will have a Christian-Christian ticket, and it will win. That’s what I pray to see,” Sule said.

He remembered that the country previously saw a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket with the late Chief Moshood Abiola in the 1993 election. He pointed out that the pairing had gone on to win at the polls.

“You can see both elections have been clear that the Muslim-Muslim ticket has won,” he said.

On former Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso opposing the APC's Muslim-Muslim ticket, Sule said it was expected of him, as an opposition politician.

“I think it is normal for Senator Kwankwaso, who I respect a lot, to say that because he’s opposition. He cannot say anything good in that manner. So when he said that, it is expected of him to say that.

“I don’t think he will tell me today that another governor within the APC is going to tell you he’s awful. Another governor is going to tell you he’s an albatross,” he said.

The governor cited Section 14(3) of the constitution, which he said provides for inclusiveness and representation across all parts of the country. He said Section 15 established the federal character principle around ethnicity.

“It all actually happens in Section 14(3) of the constitution, where it’s talking about making sure that there is inclusiveness, there is representation, and all parts of the country, none of them is neglected, none of them is not carried along.

“That’s where federal character came in, following Section 15 of the same constitution that also talks about ethnicity. There is no place where it talks about religion. Section 14 didn’t talk about religion. Section 15 didn’t talk about religion,” he said.

Sule also revealed that his deputy, Emmanuel Akabe, had held the position as a Christian throughout his tenure in Nasarawa State.

“I’ve always had a Christian as a deputy. In Nasarawa State, it has always been a Christian,” he said.

Further speaking, Sule dismissed claims that Akabe became his deputy so as to fulfil religious arrangements.

“No, no, no, we thought it was important because Emmanuel Akabe is competent. Our state is different from Nigeria. You cannot take a particular state.

“Take Enugu, for instance, it has a Christian-Christian arrangement. Take Bayelsa, it’s Christian-Christian,” he said.