A public affairs analyst and president of the Northern Ethnic Nationality Forum (NENF), Dominic Alancha has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to dump the idea of fielding a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket in the 2027 elections.
In a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, Alancha said Nigeria cannot afford leadership that “deepens our divides” at a time when hunger, insecurity, and sectarian violence are testing the country’s cohesion.
He warned that a move to field a Muslim-Muslim ticket could endanger national unity and weaken the party’s electoral chances.
Alancha argued that the ruling party must learn from the fallout of the 2023 elections, when President Tinubu’s Muslim-Muslim ticket “ignited unprecedented religious tensions, alienated millions of Christians, and fueled fears of exclusion.
“Over 80 percent of Northern Christians rejected the APC in 2023.
“That rejection cost the party states like Plateau, Benue, Nasarawa, and even the FCT. Many of our Christian allies within the APC defected, warning of catastrophic consequences for Nigeria’s fragile unity.”
Recall that President Bola, alongside his vice president, Kashim Shettima, ran on a Muslim-Muslim ticket and won the presidential election in 2023.
