Northern Christian leaders in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Northern Muslim political leaders have said voting along religious lines in the forthcoming general election may trigger negative consequences among Nigerians and threaten national development.
Also, they agreed to adopt one of the presidential candidates in an effort to defeat the Muslim-Muslim ticket chosen by the APC in spite of public outcry.
The APC Northern Christian leaders, spearheaded by former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, agreed to concentrate on issues that unite Nigerians rather than promoting attacks on sensitive religious issues in the name of politics.
The resolutions were contained in a communiqué jointly signed by Dogara and the former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State and ex-Minister of Water Resources during President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration, Mukhari Shagari, after a consultative meeting took place recently in Abuja.
Also, former governor of Adamawa State, Boni Haruna; former governor of Kwara State, Abdulfattah Ahmed; ex-Minister of Sports, Damishi Sango; Senator Idris Ahmed Umar; and two former deputy governors of Kogi State, Yomi Awoniyi and Simon Achuba were in attendance.
The communiqué partly read: “The APC Northern Christian leaders have, in line with their communiqué issued on July 29, 2022, met with some Muslim brothers and sisters across the 19 northern states and the FCT and resolved as follows:
“That we have agreed to work together to foster unity, peace, and national cohesion.
“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.
“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 religion in the name of politics.
“Given the above, we have agreed to set up a committee with the mandate to fashion out strategies for advancing the objectives outlined in this resolution.”
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