Following the controversies surrounding the Muslim-Muslim ticket fielded by the All Progressives Congress (APC), leaders of the party, Yakubu Dogara and Babachir David Lawal, have continued to show their displeasure with the party’s decision not to field a Northern Christian as its vice presidential running mate.
Dogara, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, disclosed that he and the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, met with Christian Leaders from the 19 Northern States in Abuja on Tuesday.
The APC presidential candidate, Ashiwaju Bola Tinubu, who is a Muslim from the South emerged as the presidential candidate for the 2023 elections while the party thereafter chose a Muslim and former governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, as the running mate.
Dogara took to his verified Twitter handle on Tuesday and said the meeting with the Christian leaders from the North was to decide on a Pan-Nigerian platform to embrace in the 2023 elections.
He twitted: “#NigeriaDecides2023- The Fight for Justice Continues. Today, we held a Consultative Meeting with Christian Leaders From the 19 Northern States and the FCT on the Pan-Nigerian Platform to Adopt in 2023.”