Coalition of Nigerian youths fault APC on same religion ticket

Nigerian Youths Coalition (NYC) has cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) against Muslim-Muslim ticket ahead of the 2023 elections.
In a joint statement, Aare Hassan, the president, and national publicity secretary of NYC, Sabastine Danjibril, suggested that the APC considers Yakubu Pam, the executive secretary Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), as Bola Tinubu’s running mate.
“If the All Progressives Congress (APC) mistakenly considers a Muslim-Muslim ticket, it will jeopardise the fragile peace in Nigeria,” the group said.
It said that in the light of equity, justice, fairness and unity of purpose, “we present Rev. Yakubu Pam for the position of vice-presidential candidate of the APC’’.
The group said that with political parties primaries already concluded and candidates emerged, it was now time for selecting running mates.
“We are interested in this process hence the need to address the public, because we think the country is being excessively over heated with religious crisis.
“Since Pam is from the northern zone of the country, he is the best fit for the post of the vice president and should be picked by the leadership of the party’’.
The coalition called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene and prevail on Mr Tinubu to pick Mr Pam as his running mate.
It expressed optimism that the popular votes of not only northern Christians but all Nigerians would be maximally guaranteed for APC’s victory come 2023.
(NAN)
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