2023: Northern coalition urges APC to review same faith presidential ticket
A coalition of North-East and North-Central All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders have asked the party's National Working Committee (NWC) to urgently review the choice of Senator Kashim Shettima as the candidate for the vice-president of the party.
Dauda Yakubu, the coalition's general secretary, while briefing reporters in Abuja on Monday, advised the party to do something quickly to resolve the lingering stalemate resulting from its decision to launch a Muslim presidential ticket- Muslim.
He said the decision caused division, hatred and suspicion among Nigerians.
According to the General Secretary, there was a lot at stake for the party if it went ahead with a like-minded presidential ticket, warning the party to do what was necessary to avoid losing the 2023 presidency.< /p>
Dauda Yakubu noted, "To avoid outright rejection in 2023, the coalition therefore urges the party to resolve the stalemate resulting from the Muslim-Muslim ticket."
The coalition has urged the APC to take steps to replace Shettima with a notable member of the Christian faith party.
He advised the APC leadership to take advantage of the final list of INEC presidential candidates, which is due to be released on September 20, to quickly remedy the ill and hand over the vice-presidential ticket from the party to a Christian to appease feelings. of those who are still wronged.
He further advised that the party should not be seen as ignorant and disrespectful of the Christian community in Nigeria, saying that this entails massive electoral loss.
He also said that the party leadership must realize that other political parties have embraced Muslim-Christian tickets, emphasizing that the APC must not be an exemption.
He said that the Muslim-Muslim ticket could only lead to the path of destruction for the party, pointing out that as concerned stakeholders they were using this medium to call on the party leadership to carry out a change in party composition. presidential ticket.
A coalition of North-East and North-Central All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders have asked the party's National Working Committee (NWC) to urgently review the choice of Senator Kashim Shettima as the candidate for the vice-president of the party.
Dauda Yakubu, the coalition's general secretary, while briefing reporters in Abuja on Monday, advised the party to do something quickly to resolve the lingering stalemate resulting from its decision to launch a Muslim presidential ticket- Muslim.
He said the decision caused division, hatred and suspicion among Nigerians.
According to the General Secretary, there was a lot at stake for the party if it went ahead with a like-minded presidential ticket, warning the party to do what was necessary to avoid losing the 2023 presidency.< /p>
Dauda Yakubu noted, "To avoid outright rejection in 2023, the coalition therefore urges the party to resolve the stalemate resulting from the Muslim-Muslim ticket."
The coalition has urged the APC to take steps to replace Shettima with a notable member of the Christian faith party.
He advised the APC leadership to take advantage of the final list of INEC presidential candidates, which is due to be released on September 20, to quickly remedy the ill and hand over the vice-presidential ticket from the party to a Christian to appease feelings. of those who are still wronged.
He further advised that the party should not be seen as ignorant and disrespectful of the Christian community in Nigeria, saying that this entails massive electoral loss.
He also said that the party leadership must realize that other political parties have embraced Muslim-Christian tickets, emphasizing that the APC must not be an exemption.
He said that the Muslim-Muslim ticket could only lead to the path of destruction for the party, pointing out that as concerned stakeholders they were using this medium to call on the party leadership to carry out a change in party composition. presidential ticket.
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