Muslim-muslim ticket: APC Northern Christian Leaders sets up committee
By Emma Joseph
The All-Progressives Congress Party Northern Christian Leader to set up a committee to consult both Christian and Muslim stakeholders on the choice of APC Muslim Muslim presidential ticket for the 2023 presidential election.
This was disclosed in a communiqué issued after the APC Northern Christian leaders summit issued on Saturday in Abuja and jointly signed by Prof. Doknan Sheni (Plateau) North Central; Dr Ishaya Bauka (Taraba) North East; and Prof. Saidu Ibrahim (Jigawa) North West.
The committee according to the communiqué is to arrive at the best platform that will better galvanize and steer their patriotic spirits and resolve towards collectively building a united multi religious, multi-ethnic society as guaranteed by Nigeria constitution.
The leaders said that after careful considerations and deliberations, the summit resolved as follows:
That the adoption of a Muslim – Muslim ticket by the APC in defiance of protestations by well-meaning key national stakeholders, including prominent Islamic and Christians leaders, was divisive, unjust and insensitive and as a consequence; divisive, unjust and insensitive.
“As a consequence; we Northern Christians in APC will not support or enable in any way this callous attempt to divide Nigeria along religious lines as exemplified by the already toxic debate in the media.”
It stated that the Northern Christians in APC would not support or enable in any attempt to divide Nigeria along religious lines.
“We resolved that we will set up a committee within us with a mandate to go round Nigeria and consult with both Christians and Muslim stakeholders, including other stakeholders.
“stakeholders who are not of the faith community but who share our aspirations for a peaceful and united Nigeria to arrive at the best platform that will better galvanize;
“And steer our patriotic spirits resolve towards collectively building a united multi religious, multi-ethnic society as guaranteed by our constitution.”
The faith based religion leaders said that they also resolved to summon an interfaith summit in no distant future after consultations were concluded across religious divide.
This according to the communiqué will be where notable Muslim and Christian politicians and Islamic and Christian leaders will announce to the nation and the world the best Pan Nigerian platform that will better serve our collective interests as a people, post 2023.
“That all delegates will return to their communities and disseminate these resolutions and await the convocation of the next summit where a final decision would be taken on the ticket that we will collectively vote for in 2023.”