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JUST IN: APC Elders Rejects Muslim-Muslim Ticket, List 7 Conditions

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3 years ago

Jun 16, 2022.

A.A.S Opeyemi

South-East elders reject ‘Muslim-Muslim’ Ticket, list 7 conditions
…this was contained in a statement issued by Ngene

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the South-East Youth and Elders Forum has urged the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to abandon its ambitions for a “Muslim-Muslim” ticket.

The Southeast Youths and Elders Forum asked for’religious balancing’ in a statement obtained by this Online Media Platform on Thursday, signed by Mazi Uche Ngene, Director of Media and Publicity, Southeast Youths and Elders Forum.

They also urged Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the party’s Presidential Flagbearer for 2023, to choose Boss Mustapha, the Secretary-General of the Federation, as his running mate.

The Statement read in part; “We commend President Muhammadu Buhari for the maintenance of peace and order across the length and breadth of the country without any room for divisive elements to have their way as well as the creation of a peaceful environment for the inflow of Foreign Direct Investments in to the country.”

“We commend the leadership of the various political parties for the successful conduct of their primaries and nomination of their respective candidates for next year’s general elections.”

“However, we have noted with great concern the ongoing needless debate on the issue of Muslim-Muslim ticket for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC over who becomes it’s running mate for next year’s Presidential election.”

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“We are at a loose to say the least that those promoting the idea of a Muslim-Muslim ticket do not wish the country well especially now that the country is divided along ethnic and religious fault lines. That if the nation’s security agencies have not been able to defeat the high level of insecurity in the land due to it’s ethnic dimensions, we wonder what the nation would be should the various agitations and crimes in the land assume religious dimension?”

“That no faith or religion has the monopoly of credible persons who has the capacity to serve as running mate to the Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Senator Bola Tinubu, if merit should be the yardstick for nominating anyone.”

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