The Nigeria Democracy Defence Watch has warned President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime that All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu’s picking of a Muslim as his running mate for the 2023 election is a threat to national security.

The NDDW said Christians in Nigeria would revolt against a Muslim-Muslim ticket.

The group urged Mr Buhari to involve the nation’s security agencies in advising Mr Tinubu against choosing a Muslim as APC vice-presidential candidate.

The group made the appeal in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari titled ‘APC’s Muslim/Muslim Ticket in Nigeria’s 2023 Elections: A Threat to National Stability, Regional Peace and Security’.

The letter, signed by Ahmed Adamu and Adeniji Adegoke, the group’s national coordinator and national secretary, was made available to journalists on Monday in Abuja.

The letter, according to the group, is copied to all heads of democratic and security institutions as well as other international concerns.
It said a Muslim-Muslim ticket would not only be a threat to national stability, but could also adversely affect the country’s peace and security.

The group insisted a Muslim-Muslim ticket would not be good for Nigeria’s image. This, the group said, would be resisted by millions of Christians, moderate and progressive Muslims, including civic groups.

“We are, therefore, calling on President Buhari to direct the security forces to do the needful by advising Senator Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate and the party on the possible threats this action could pose to security in the country,” the letter stated. “It is pertinent to note the serious implications of the action with regards to security, especially when one rightly imagines that Christians will feel threatened with a Muslim-Muslim ticket. They may resort to pulpit preachings and mobilisation of opinions across Christendom.”

The group warned of the danger the political arrangement could cause on continental security, pointing out that West Africa’s peace and security are predicated on the presumption of Nigeria’s political stability.

“We, therefore, implore you to use your good offices to weigh in on Tinubu and the APC to thread with caution and refrain from unyielding desire to foist on the nation a Muslim-Muslim ticket,” stated the group.

(NAN)