The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Caucus has reportedly recommended a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the party’s National Chairman and National Secretary.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the decision was made after a caucus meeting on Wednesday.
The caucus recommended former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, as the acting National Chairman and the immediate past spokesperson for the Senate, Senator Ajibola Basiru, as the acting National Secretary.
The decision has been met with criticism from some members of the party, who have accused the leadership of the party of being insensitive to the religious balance in the country, Daily Sun reports.
“It is surprising that they could approve Muslim-Muslim for the National Chairman and National Secretary of the party,” said one source close to the NWC. “The implication is that the ruling party is now parading Muslim President, Vice President, Deputy Senate President, Speaker, party’s National Chairman and National Secretary.
“I don’t think anything can change, but we have to put it on record that the actions of the leaders of the party is insensitive and condemnable. Despite the complaints that trailed the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket, the pressure to sacrifice Abdullahi Adamu over religious imbalance, they still went ahead to impose Muslims Chairman and Secretary. It is very unfair,” the source noted.
The recommendation of the National Caucus is unlikely to be challenged at the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, which is ongoing.
