Farouq Aliyu, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that his party would be better off keeping its Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general election.
The party leader clarified that Muslim-Muslim presidential tickets are favored by demographic factors, especially in northern Nigeria.
Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Friday, Aliyu said these things.
He stated that he would back any decision made by the party and its leadership, pointing out that political considerations and party interests influence such decisions.
He claims that the APC has advised its members who interact with the media to refrain from making assumptions regarding the party’s ticket or the future of Vice President Kashim Shettima.
According to Aliyu, the party and its candidate have complete control over whether to choose a Muslim-Muslim, Muslim-Christian, or Christian-Christian ticket.
“Well, I stand with my party actually, because these decisions are for the parties and the candidates,” he declared. Therefore, it’s okay if our party and president decide to choose another Muslim.
“And if he decides to go with the Christians, so be it. As you are aware, our party has cautioned those who interact with the media to refrain from speculating, at least about Vice President Shettima.
“However, whether they are Muslim or, you know, not. It matters. In all honesty, time will tell. And it’s a political decision which either party can take if a party decides to go Muslim-Muslim or Christian-Christian is totally political decision which will be done at the time when things are up, which means we as a party will decide whether to go along with the best for us.
“Well, whatever my opinion will be, it will be subjective, because whether I go for, you know, as I said, it is absolutely the decision of the party and the candidate.
Additionally, I believe that the figures will be examined to determine whether to put in a Muslim or a Christian. The data, after all, are meant to demonstrate whether there are Muslims in the country’s northern region.
There is no question that the country’s northern region has a higher concentration of Muslims. Therefore, any party may choose to choose a Christian or not.
“But, in terms of numbers, there are undoubtedly more Muslims in the north, so it will be best for the party to take a Muslim, if you know, from the northern part of the country.”
