Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir Lawal and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara may quit the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Lawal gave the indication on Tuesday.
Recall that the duo has on several occasions faulted the ruling APC for adopting a Muslim-Muslim ticket, and threatened to mobilise Northern Christians to reject the Tinubu/Shettima ticket.
Lawal told The Punch that his agitation against the Muslim-Muslim ticket was not personal but the desire of an underrepresented community.
However, he disclosed that no decision has been made on whether or not to quit the party.
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The ex-SGF said, “What we are doing is for the sake of Nigeria. Of the 18 political parties in the country, we are talking to the Peoples Democratic Party, the Labour Party, and the New Nigeria Peoples Party. It is only the APC that has rejected us; the other 17 parties have not. So, those three are in the foreground of our discussion for now, but no decision has been taken.”
Berating supporters of APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket, Lawal said the fact that Chief MKO Abiola and Amb. Babagana Kingibe ran on a same-faith ticket in 1993 was not enough reason to justify it in Nigeria of today.
“Yes, Abiola and Kingibe did it but was the election not annulled? Have these people bothered to find out why the election was annulled? I am a member of the APC but we are the voices of those who have been mistreated. Since it is too late to form our party now, we are evaluating the options before us.
“We are open to listening to parties that are receptive to us. You know, some people are friendlier than others. Whatever the outcome, we will let you know but to tell the truth, we are in talks,” Lawal said.
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