The All Progressives Congress (APC) Northern Christian leaders led by the immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon Yakubu Dogara and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir David Lawal, have resolved to work with their Muslim counterparts in the north to adopt one of the Presidential Candidates in a bid to defeat the same faith ticket (Muslim-Muslim) ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The resolution was contained in a communique jointly signed by a former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State and minister of Water Resources during the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo Hon. Mukhari Shagari and Hon Yakubu Dogara.
The communique was the outcome of their consultative meeting and dialogue between Northern APC Christian Leaders and Northern Muslim Political Leaders held on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at NAF Conference Centre, Kado Abuja.
The dialogue and consultative meeting had in attendance the following persons: Alhaji Mukhtari Shagari; Boni Haruna; Abdulfatah Ahmed; Yakubu Dogara; Babachir David Lawal;
Damishi Sango; Senator Idris Ahmed Umar; Yomi Awoniyi; Simon Achuba; Ummara Kumalia; Baba Shehu Agaie; Air Marshall Monday Morgan (Rtd); General Ishaya Bauka (rtd); Mohammed Sani Sidi; John B. Bawa; and Dr. Iliya Stephen Msheliza.
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Others are Sarah Allabeh-nanpon; Shina Ibiyemi; Dr. Auwalu Anwar; Dr. Yakubu Tor-Agbidye; Hassan Jonga;Dauda Bundot; Alhaji Abdul Abubakar; Alhaji Musa Bello;
Ishaku Pennap; Leah Solomon; Mohammed Alhaji Yakubu;Professor Salamatu Machunga;
Barrister Mela Nanghe SAN; Reverend Joseph Hayab; Dr. Mrs Ruth Magaji; Reverend Innocent Solomon; Reverend Habila Tengya; Haruna Mohammed and Gwamna Dimas.
While Ibrahim Shehu Shema, Senator Adamu Aliero, Capt. Idris Wada and Senator Umaru Tsauri, Imam Sani Ishaq, Sheik Halliru Maraya, sent in apologies but said they agreed with all decisions and resolutions of the meeting.
The communique reads:
The APC Northern Christian leaders have in line with their communique issued on July 29, 2022, today met with some Muslim brothers and sisters across the 19 northern states and the FCT and resolved as follows:
1. That we have agreed to work together with a view to fostering unity, peace and national cohesion.
2. To work together and jointly adopt a pan-Nigerian political platform that will engender unity, inclusiveness, and a sense of belonging among the Nigerian citizenry.
3. Conscious of the multi-ethnic, multi-religious, and multi-cultural configuration of Nigeria we believe that a same-faith ticket and voting along religious lines may trigger dangerous dimensions of negative consequences among our disparate peoples in ways that will hamper nation-building. Consequently, we have agreed to channel our energies on matters that unite us more as a people instead of encouraging attacks on sensitive issues bothering on religion in the name of politics.
4. In view of the above, we have agreed to set up a committee with the mandate to fashion out strategies for advancing the objectives set forth in this resolution.
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