By Lots of protesters from the six north-significant states, which includes the Federal Capital Territory, on Tuesday, stormed the Presidential Villa to oppose the All Progressives Congress preference of Governor Simon Lalong as presidential campaign Director general.
“The celebration management need to invoke an emergency assembly to reflect the needs and pursuits of northern Christians in the composition of the presidential group of the celebration for the 2023 standard elections”.
The protesters, who came in buses from Ilorin, Makurdi, Lafia, Minna, Jos and other towns, collected of their numbers in Abuja to demand that the celebration swaps its vice-presidential candidacy with the DG position given to the geopolitical quarter.
below the aegis of the APC North-imperative Youths and ladies discussion board, they converged at the harmony Fountain earlier than proceeding to the entrance of the Villa to deliver a letter of appeal and protest to President Muhammadu Buhari.
The letter signed by Dauda Yakubu and 70 other stakeholders representing Benue, Nasarawa, Niger, Kogi, Plateau and the FCT turned into titled ‘provide Us Vice-Presidential Candidate And Take The Director-popular, APC Presidential marketing campaign’.
according to the APC devoted, the area has contributed its quota to the birthday celebration’s successes these days and should be compensated with the vice president function.
especially, they agreed that a Christian from the north-imperative is nice suited for the role in the spirit of fairness, fairness and inclusivity.
“The APC stakeholders and supporters throughout the six north principal states which include the FCT are restricted to write down this open letter to the President and Commander-in-leader of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, “ the letter reads in component.
We are involved that the various indices at play with our incredible party do no longer endorse that the Christians from Northern Nigeria are considered inside the celebration’s scheme of factors.
“We also are concerned that because the race for the vice-presidential candidate of our incredible celebration started out, as stakeholders of the celebration in the north-central, we’ve got made representations on why the celebration must nominate a Christian from the North crucial as the vice presidential candidate of the birthday celebration.
“As worried stakeholders of the birthday celebration in north primary, we experience humiliation by way of the actions of the birthday party’s management in recent times which doesn’t display ethnic and religious inclusion.
We consequently sense that the appointment of Governor Lalong as DG of the presidential campaign council is an insult to our collective sensibilities as a dedicated party faithful within the north principal.
“Mr President may additionally desire to recall that within the annals of the party, the north imperative sector has validated an unalloyed dedication to the boom and development of the celebration. however what has the north principal obtained in return?
Mr President, we got here from near and a long way to witness first-hand the information making the rounds which you certainly sanctioned the Muslim-Muslim price ticket of our birthday party. There have also been insinuations that the vice presidential price tag changed into not given to a Christian because you supported it.
Mr President we realize you’re an advise of unity, ethnic and spiritual inclusion. but again, we are quick of phrases with the news making the rounds. hence this open letter in a protest March to pay attention from you which you were indeed in aid of a Muslim-Muslim ticket.
This is at the heels that as stakeholders of our high-quality celebration, we’ve got always endorsed for Lalong because the birthday celebration’s vp candidate because he posses all the important traits. but to our dismay, he was appointed DG.
“Mr President, such a lot of questions are left unanswered in our minds regarding the location of the party in the interest of Northern Christians. If a Northern Christian is good to be marketing campaign DG, why then is a Northern Christian no longer accurate sufficient to be nominated vice chairman candidate of our first rate birthday party?
“Mr President, it is our considered opinion that the strains are not connecting for stakeholders of the birthday celebration in north vital. And therefore we call for clarification as to why our pastimes have jesttisined the use of a yardstick that defeats common sense.
“Mr President, to further my disposition to all irrespective of ethnic or non-secular affiliations has in no way been unsure. you have been a brilliant source of strength and guide to all and it’s miles on a report that you have handled all inside the equal way because you assumed leadership of our notable country.
“We understand you may be a part of spiritual exclusion under any condition. therefore, our presence right here in Abuja via this non-violent protest is to pay attention if you help a Muslim-Muslim price tag”.
The APC stakeholders, therefore, made the subsequent demands to the president;
that a northern Christian is taken into consideration because the vice presidential candidate of our extraordinary birthday party.
The northern principal zone merits to be taken into consideration given the prevailing instances and the strategic importance of the area in the affairs of the country.
