He said both politicians played the religious card, telling Mr. Buhari a Muslim-Muslim ticket would be unpopular. It is the first time Mr. Tinubu would go public about what actually strained his relationship with Mr. Saraki and how he failed to become Nigeria's number two citizen. But Mr. Saraki had, in April 2016, hinted at how he sabotaged Mr. Tinubu's vice-presidential ambition, which he said was his 'original sin' that motivated the former Lagos governor's opposition to him. I have also been accused of helping to frustrate some people's opportunity to emerge as President Muhammadu Buhari's running mate. I only stood for what I believed was in the best interest of the party and in the best interest of Nigeria," Mr. Saraki said last year.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 27, 2017 10:41 UTC