Concerns generated over the Muslim-Musilm presidential preference of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), have been taken to a different level as northern Christians, Muslims and political leaders, have started to consider a possible consensus presidential candidate to defeat APC’s same faith ticket of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kashim Shettima.
This followed a meeting, weekend, of Northern Christians, Muslims and political leaders, who agreed to work together.
But the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign has advised Nigerians to decipher and critically examine the conduct and character of the people and parties that seek to lead Nigeria.
However, the Northern Christian leaders of APC, led by immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal, have resolved to work with their Muslim counterparts in the North to adopt one of the presidential candidates in a bid to defeat the same faith Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the APC.
Their resolution was contained in a communique jointly signed by former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State and Minister of Water Resources during the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo, Mukhari Shagari and Yakubu Dogara.
The communique was the outcome of their consultative meeting and dialogue between Northern APC Christian leaders and Northern Muslim political leaders held on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at NAF Conference Centre, Kado, Abuja.
The APC Northern Christian leaders claimed that the resolution had the full backing of their members across the 19 northern states and the FCT.
It reads thus: “That we have agreed to work together with a view to fostering unity, peace and national cohesion.
“To work together and jointly adopt a pan-Nigerian political platform that will engender unity, inclusiveness and a sense of belonging among the Nigerian citizenry.
” Conscious of the multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural configuration of Nigeria we believe that a same faith ticket and voting along religious lines may trigger dangerous dimensions of negative consequences among our disparate peoples in ways that will hamper nation building.
” Consequently, we have agreed to channel our energies on matters that unite us more as a people instead of encouraging attacks on sensitive issues bothering religion in the name of politics.
“In view of the above, we have agreed to set up a committee with the mandate to fashion out strategies for advancing the objectives set forth in this resolution.”
The dialogue and consultative meeting had in attendance the following persons: Alhaji Mukhtari Shagari, Boni Haruna, Abdulfatah Ahmed, Yakubu Dogara, Babachir David Lawal, Damishi Sango, Senator Idris Ahmed Umar, Yomi Awoniyi, Simon Achuba, Ummara Kumalia, Baba Shehu Agaie.
However, the Northern Christian leaders of APC, led by immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal, have resolved to work with their Muslim counterparts in the North to adopt one of the presidential candidates in a bid to defeat the same faith Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the APC.
Their resolution was contained in a communique jointly signed by former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State and Minister of Water Resources during the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo, Mukhari Shagari and Yakubu Dogara.
The communique was the outcome of their consultative meeting and dialogue between Northern APC Christian leaders and Northern Muslim political leaders held on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at NAF Conference Centre, Kado, Abuja.
The dialogue and consultative meeting had in attendance, HE Alhaji Mukhtari Shagari, HE Boni Haruna, HE Abdulfatah Ahmed, Rt. Hon Yakubu Dogara, Engr. Babachir David Lawal,Hon Damishi Sango, Senator Idris Ahmed Umar, HE Yomi Awoniyi, HE Simon Achuba, Hon. Ummara Kumalia, Hon Baba Shehu Agaie, Air Marshall Monday Morgan (Rtd),General Ishaya Bauka (rtd), Mohammed Sani Sidi, Hon John B. Bawa and Dr. Iliya Stephen Msheliza.
Others were Sarah Allabeh-Nanpon, Shina Ibiyemi, Dr. Auwalu Anwar, Dr. Yakubu Tor-Agbidye, Hon Hassan Jonga, Hon Dauda Bundot, Alhaji Abdul Abubakar, Alhaji Musa Bello, Ishaku Pennap, Hon Leah Solomon, Mohammed Alhaji Yakubu, Professor Salamatu Machunga, Barrister Mela Nanghe (SAN), Reverend Joseph Hayab, Dr. Mrs Ruth Magaji,Reverend Innocent Solomon, Reverend Habila Tengya, Hon Haruna Mohammed and Hon Gwamna Dimas.
While former governors Ibrahim Shehu Shema, Senator Adamu Aliero, Capt. Idris Wada and Senator Umaru Tsauri, Imam Sani Ishaq, Sheik Halliru Maraya, sent in apologies, they, however, said they agreed with all decisions and resolutions of the meeting.
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