Former Speaker of the Home of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Sunday pleaded to be left out of discussions about him replacing Vice President Kashim Shettima as President Bola Tinubu’s running mate forward of the 2027 election.

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Dogara spoke towards the backdrop of speculations that the All Progressives Congress (APC) might once more subject a Muslim–Muslim ticket in 2027.

Talking on Channels Tv’s Sunday Politics, Dogara mentioned: “I might have sincerely pleaded with you to depart me out of this, however let me say one thing. No matter we’re doing shouldn’t be as a result of we’re afraid of anyone respiratory down our necks; it must be as a result of it is the correct factor to do.

“We’re speaking about running an inclusive authorities, bringing everyone on this nation collectively, in order that we are able to construct a nation that works for all of us.

“So, if we’re speaking about rotational presidency, there’s nothing stopping us from having that dialogue as effectively, as a result of you aren’t simply speaking about Northern Christians however concerning the Christian religion as a complete.

“When you’ve got a Muslim, whether or not he comes from the North or the South, let it be that he’s representing the Muslim neighborhood. And in case you have a Christian, wherever he comes from, he represents the Christian religion. That means, you obtain non secular steadiness.”

On the chance of a Christian running mate in 2027, Dogara mentioned:
“It’s a dialogue, and I’m conscious that such discussions are already happening.

“On the finish of the day, regardless of the president decides, no person who’s a serving president has ever misplaced the occasion primaries. So, we assume that the president will get the occasion’s ticket.”