Bauchi APC Youths Progressive Forum says former speaker of the National House of Representatives Right Honorable Yakubu Dogara is the best running mate for Bola Ahmed Tinubu comes 2023 general election.
The group made this known while briefing the press in Bauchi as the presidential candidate is determined to pick his running mate from the Northern part of the country.
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| UKKASHA HAMZA RAHAMA Chairman APC Youths Progressive Forum |
According to Leader of the group, Ukkasha Hamza Rahama, "the aftermath of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Primaries is challenges of picking the running mate from the Northern Nigeria balance the ticket especially with long ugly political narratives of Muslim President and Christian vice President or otherwise."
Rahama added that, "the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as our party candidate has open another political discussions and to strike the balance, Tinubu and the leadership of party should consider the choice of the 14th Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon.Yakubu Dogara as vice President."
The group says in a multicultural country like Nigeria, care has to be taken in the choice of leadership that will accommodate the interest of a diverse ethnic groups, and to ensure equity, justice and fairness for all.
"In a secular and multicultural country like Nigeria, it is given that broad considerations should be made to accommodate all interest groups in leadership for equity and fairness not only to be done but be seen to have been done," said Rahama.
"This form the basis of our decision to address this Press Conference to calm the nerves and draw the attention of our great Party to prioritise justice, fairness and equity to guide their selection of the vice Presidential Candidate."
"The subject of our consideration of Dogara as a good material for Tinubu is not ceaded along his tribe nor his religion but his political wealth of experience as one of the outspoken legislature and built relationships as the 14th Speaker of the House of Representatives," he said.
Ukkasha noted that though, religion has forced itself into the affairs of Governance in Nigeria instead of credibility, competency and delivery, hence the urgent to take it out of the business of the Government.
He says, "many are of the opinion that, since Tinubu is a Muslim from the Southern part of the country, it is expected that for the APC to have a balanced ticket which it would take to the general elections to convince Nigerians to vote for it, that it is only right for the party to balance the presidential ticket with a Christian from the northern part of Nigeria."
"The arguments for Muslim Muslim or Muslim Christian Vice President from the North should not be a subject of discussion but let's place emphasis on credibility and competency of who becomes our vice President to compliment Tinubu's competency for Peace and Unity to reign in Nigeria."
The group therefore advised all APC stakeholders and Bola Ahmed Tinubu to look into supporting this move as Tinubu/Dogara is the way to ensure victory for the party comes 2023 elections.
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