Amid criticisms by some Nigerians, the ruling All Progressives Congress has stood by its decision to fly a Muslim Muslim ticket for the 2023 Presidential election.
APC National Organising Secretary, Suleiman Argungu, said the exercise will take place by 1 pm at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in the nation’s capital.
“All members of the National Executive Committee, Progressives Governors’ Forum, APC Caucus in the National Assembly, Federal Executive Council, diplomatic corps and presidential aspirants at the June 2022 Special National Convention, APC state chairmen, secretaries and organising secretaries are hereby invited to witness this landmark official unveiling of our great party’s vice presidential candidate,” the statement read.
The Party’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, announced last week that he has chosen another Muslim, the former Borno state governor, Kassim Shettima as his running mate, a decision which has been criticised by many Nigerians.
Shettima was meant to have been presented to party members at the APC national Secretariat on July 14, but an APC official told reporters the event has been moved forward.
While Tinubu is from Lagos, the South-Western region of the country, Shettima is from the North-Eastern part of Borno.
The ruling party had received backlash from concerned Nigerians, religious leaders, opposition parties and the Christians Association of Nigeria.
Despite the criticism, Tinubu defended his choice of Shettima as his running mate, saying he has gotten the right qualities to move Nigeria forward.
