Lawal also claimed that the Muslim-Muslim ticket is a plan by APC to further create divisions within the northern part of Nigeria
By Mosope Michaels
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, who once slammed the All Progressives Congress (APC) for fielding a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the 2023 presidential election, has once again claimed the move will work against the ruling party.
Lawal also argued that same faith ticket is a plan by the APC to further create divisions within an already volatile and fragile north.
The former SGF made this known while speaking during an interview on Arise TV, on Wednesday, September 21.
He said, “The introduction of a Muslim-Muslim ticket by the APC or same-faith ticket is a wicked plan to further create divisions within the north. We try as leaders of societies to live as brothers and sisters but this demonic proposition just came out of the blues.
“For all lovers of unity in this country, in the north in particular where we are most affected, this ticket must never succeed. We will make sure we defeat it in such a resounding manner that nobody in his right senses will ever think about it again at least in the near future for our political journey in Nigeria. So we are set on it and we are determined to kill it (Muslim-Muslim ticket). Our people are mobilised, and our people are ready for the election.”
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He went on to say he and the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara are not the only Northern Christian leaders against the move, as he claimed about 40 other leaders of the faith are working to see that the ticket fails.
He also said he and his group will be working with a political party that has what it takes to defeat the ruling party, APC.
“I and Dogara alone aren’t the only ones involved in this. Indeed, we are leaders of groups of about 40 leading Christian politicians in the north. We started work on this years back when we suspected that if a Muslim emerge from the south as the candidate for any of the political parties, there is a risk that what has happened will happen.
“So, while we plan that same-faith ticket of APC should fail, we also believe that we should align with one of the leading political parties that has the chance of winning. Our strategy is that we will not just waste our votes because we want to protest the same-faith ticket of APC, we will like to partner with another group that is more sensible of the Nigerian situation and realised that Nigeria needs harmony, unity and peace.” Lawal added.
