Former Speaker of the Home of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Sunday pleaded to be disregarded of discussions about him changing Vice President Kashim Shettima as President Bola Tinubu’s working mate forward of the 2027 election.
Dogara spoke in opposition to the backdrop of speculations that the All Progressives Congress (APC) could once more discipline a Muslim–Muslim ticket in 2027.
Talking on Channels Tv’s Sunday Politics, Dogara mentioned: “I might have sincerely pleaded with you to go away me out of this, however let me say one thing. No matter we’re doing shouldn’t be as a result of we’re afraid of anyone respiratory down our necks; it must be as a result of it’s the proper factor to do.
“We’re speaking about working an inclusive authorities, bringing all people on this nation collectively, in order that we will construct a nation that works for all of us.
“So, if we’re speaking about rotational presidency, there’s nothing stopping us from having that dialogue as properly, as a result of you aren’t simply speaking about Northern Christians however concerning the Christian religion as a complete.
“In case you have a Muslim, whether or not he comes from the North or the South, let or not it’s that he’s representing the Muslim neighborhood. And in case you have a Christian, wherever he comes from, he represents the Christian religion. That method, you obtain spiritual stability.”
On the potential of a Christian working mate in 2027, Dogara mentioned:
“It’s a dialogue, and I’m conscious that such discussions are already happening.
“On the finish of the day, regardless of the president decides, no one who’s a serving president has ever misplaced the social gathering primaries. So, we assume that the president will get the social gathering’s ticket.”
