The crisis over the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress deepened last week as some members on Friday vowed to campaign and vote against the party in the 2023 general election over the issue.
“Thus, all this talk of competence as the reason for the choice of the Muslim VP is balderdash and diversionary. This is a calculated anti-Christian exclusion agenda that is being implemented. He said the Muslim/Muslim ticket fuels inequality and breeds division, which is counter-productive to the collective aspirations for a united and prosperous nation.
After that event, Messrs Dogara and Lawal on Saturday met with Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom and his Rivers’ counterpart, Nyesom Wike.Speaking with journalists after the closed-door meeting held at Mr Wike’s country home in Rumueprikom in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Mr Dogara said it was part of “a search to build an all-inclusive Nigeria.”
L_R: Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike; former Secretary to the Government of the Federation , Babachir Lawal; and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. The Plateau governor has not spoken out against the Muslim-Muslim ticket, although none of the party’s governors has done so too. Instead, Mr Lalong is said to be the favourite to be named as the director-general of Mr Tinubu’s presidential campaign council later this week.
In fact, their recommendation for the position showed the dilemma that faced Mr Tinubu over his choice. Mr Mustapha once ran for governor in Adamawa State and had name recognition before he succeeded Mr Lawal as SGF. But their predominantly Christian Hong Local Government Area has always voted for the PDP, especially in presidential elections. They did so in 2015 when the state went to the APC, and also in 2019 when the PDP regained the state.
How badly will the Muslim-Muslim ticket hurt Mr Tinubu? A former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, last week said something that should interest us and Mr Tinubu here:
What they're doing is counter-insurgency. officialABAT started the insurgency against northern Christians and YakubDogara and Lawal and trying to match officialABAT's action with equal and opposite reaction. Period!
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