Two chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Yakubu Dogara and Babachir David Lawal, have continued to show their dissatisfaction with the party’s presidential Muslim-Muslim ticket, saying their fight for justice continues.
Dogara, who is the immediate-past Speaker of the House of Representatives, disclosed this after a meeting with Christian Leaders from the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday, September 12.
Leadership reports that a Muslim, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, emerged the presidential candidate of the governing APC for the 2023 elections while the party thereafter opted for another fellow Muslim and former governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, as the running mate.’
Dogara, who took to his verified Twitter handle on Tuesday, said the meeting with the Christian leaders from the North and FCT was to decide on a pan-Nigerian platform to embrace in the 2023 elections.
He wrote: “#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.”
Popular Kaduna-based Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has said Nigeria does not need a novice as its next president but an experienced politician.
The cleric, according to The Nation, said this while fielding questions from newsmen at his Kaduna residence on the forthcoming 2023 general elections and the state of the nation. Sheikh Gumi said the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar have the requisite political and administrative experiences to lead the country.
