Fresh Crisis Rocks APC as Lawal, Dogara, Insist Muslim-Muslim “Ticket must never succeed”, Discloses Next Move
- Former secretary to the government of the federation, Babashir Lawal, has said the APC Muslim-Muslim ticket is a plan to divide the northern part of Nigeria
- Lawal insisted that he and former speaker of the house of representatives, Yakubu Dogara, have started working against the same faith ticket years back since they suspected that if a Muslim emerge as the presidential candidate of any party, they would be the casualty
- The former SGF disclosed that they would work against the party and the ticket and support any presidential candidate that can protect the interest of the northern Christians
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) Muslim-Muslim ticket for the 2023 presidential election has been described as a move to divide the northern region of Nigeria.
This proposition was made by Babashir Lawal, a former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Daily Trust reported.
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There has been outrage since the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Tinubu, chose a same faith running mate, Kashim Shettima, within the APC and in Nigeria.
Why Lawal's outburst?
Lawal, who is a northern Christian politician, said this while reacting to the final list of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the presidential and national assembly candidates in the 2023 general election.
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The APC stalwart made the comment while featured on Arise TV interview on Wednesday, September 21, disclosing that northern Christian politicians are determined to ensure the same faith ticket of the APC does not survive.
He said:
“The introduction of a Muslim-Muslim ticket by the APC or same faith ticket is a wicked plan to further create divisions within the north. We try as leaders of societies to live as brothers and sisters, but this demonic proposition just came out of the blues.
“For all lovers of unity in this country, in the north in particular where we are most affected, this ticket must never succeed. And we will make sure we defeat it in such a resounding manner that nobody in his right senses will ever think about it again at least in the near future for our political journey in Nigeria. So we are set on it and we are determined to kill it( Muslim-Muslim ticket). Our people are mobilised, and our people are ready for the election.”
He added that he and the former speaker of the house of representatives, Yakubu Dogara, are working out plans to ensure that the ticket does not win the 2023 election.
“I and Dogara alone aren’t the only ones involved in this. Indeed, we are leaders of groups of about 40 leading Christian politicians in the north. We started work on this years back when we suspected that if a Muslim emerge from the south as the candidate for any of the political parties there is a risk of what has happened will happen.
“So, while we plan that the same faith ticket of APC should fail, we also believe that we should align with one of the leading political parties that has the chance of wining. Our strategy is we will not just waste our vote because we want to protest the same faith ticket of APC, we will like to partner with another group that is more sensible of the Nigerian situation and realised that Nigeria needs harmony, unity and peace.”
Peter Obi finally reacts APC's Muslim-Muslim ticket, says “Nigeria is in a mess”
Legit.ng earlier reported that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has reacted to the religious and tribal position in the 2023 general elections.
The former governor of Anambra said character and competence would determine the poll, not religion and tribe.
The presidential hopeful posited that Nigeria got into its mess as a result of the accumulative effects of bad leadership in the past.
Source: Legit.ng
