Christian Group Says Babachir, Dogara Spent Forces , Using Religion to Divide Nigerians

Northern based religious group under umbrella of Arewa Coalition for Good Governance has said the hardline positions of Former Secretary to the Federal Government; Mr. Lawal Babachir, former House of Representatives Speaker,Rt. Hon.Lawal Dogara and Adamawa Lawmaker, Senator Ishaku Abbo over issue of the All Progressives Congress, APC's choice of Muslim-Muslim ticket are based on selfish interest.

According to the group, their anger is premised on the fact that none of them was picked as running mate and not on issue of Muslim-Muslim Ticket as it being projected .

"At a time when all critical stakeholders of APC are supposed to be working for unity and progress of the party during the forthcoming 2023 general elections, they have decided to deploy religious sentiments as a weapon of war to discourage Christians from Tinubu/Shettima", the group posited .

In a press statement signed by the Leader of the Coalition of Christian groups for Good Governance, Elder Peter Sati Auta,the group hold the view that, " Nigerians , especially the Electorate are wise enough to know that whipping religious sentiments against any candidate is not the solution to the challenges of insecurity; dwindling economy, Insurgency, high unemployment rate, bad governance and other problems militating against progress and development of Nigeria .

While stating that Holy Bible gave Christians the mandate to pray for leaders, it noted "anything out of this is not only unhealthy ,but retrogressive".


This amongst several reasons is why as Christian leaders in various churches , we decided to come out and speak against the divisive move by our brothers to create a religious crack in the polity ahead of the 2023 elections .

"Instead of holding nocturnal meetings to fight the issue of of Muslim -Muslim Ticket, we expected them to spend energy on talking about about how to contribute their quota to finding solutions to plethora of above mentioned problems that over the past twenty years have served as cog in the wheel of progress."

While noting in that statement that Babachir and Dogara could be the ones working to overheat the polity and destroy same party that gave them platform of political relevance, It stressed, we hold the view that this is nothing but mere selfish interest of the spent forces ,which should should be rejected outrightly ".

The statement further reads : "Everyone knows that both Former Lagos State Governor ,Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and former Borno Governor , Alh. Kashim Shettima are not religious bigots ,so the earlier they know that the idea of whipping religious sentiments against won't work .

"It is in public domain that Tinubu and Shettima helped good numbers of Christians during their days as Governors of Lagos and Borno.

"Where were they,when the heavy campaign of calumny of been a "Religious Bigot" was muted against Buhari? Of course , some of them supported him to win and were later compensated with appointments. Even with all the unprintable names Buhari was called ,yet they worked for him.

The group also asked, " When Babachir and Dogara held public offices ,at what point did they speak or work for Christians ?

Reacting to what it described as "Senator Abbo's outburst on the Muslim-Muslim ticked problem, it simply asked ,"Was the intimacy gadget scandal and slapping of the lady at the intimacy gadget shop part of religious evangelism?

We are urging Christians to shun Babachir ,Dogara and Senator Abbo's divisive strategies and vote candidates of their choice regardless of religion and tribal backgrounds. Adding ,"The most important thing for Nigerians now is come out during the elections and vote good leaders based on merit ; experience and records of performance .

Useless group!!!

We know the people that are using religion to divide Nigeria...

Instead of them to unify the fragile nation called Nigeri that is already divided along religious line, they had to insult the entire Nigerian Christians by calling them inconsequential and incompetent and agreed to run a Muslim Muslim ticket despite Christians having almost half of Nigerian population..

No division is more than when a Muslim wants to succeed a fellow Muslim plus the fact that they want to run a Muslim Muslim ticket... Can Nigerian Muslim tolerate that if it's the other way round ?


Even Muric who's working for Tinubu is an agent of distabilation and division too ... Insulting the entire Yoruba Christians as if they are second class citizen ..

Dear Nigerian Christians, wake up and don't allow these people to turn you to second class citizens in your country..

Support Muslim Muslim ticket and orphan your children

I am a Christian too from South East and l see nothing wrong with the Muslim Muslim tickz..

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Rented group

Fake group

Battle of Political Interests.... I refuse to be Religiously Instigated.


Although, it's funny to believe that my one Vote is equal to a Politician's vote

terrorist group statement. Please ignore fools.

This is the problem with tinubu and his likes ...you took a decision that angered people instead of you to peacifile them with sincerity ...you keep rented unknown group to represent the people u offended

Not everything is money ...not everyone can be bought

One more reason not to support is he is now at the mercy of the north ...what ever conditions they give him he would accept just to be president ...that's a bad sign.


Tinubu don't rate Christians ... imagine if obi rents Muslim to go against position of sultan n major Muslim clerics in the north .. that's exactly what APC (, tinubu ) is doing

This group had better support and vote PETER OBI as the only hope for a new Nigeria. Among all the three major candidates, Obi stands out as the man to rescue Nigera.

Obi will not tolerate corrupt ministers and will not serve as an ethnic leader. Obi is an Igbo man, but he is more a Nigerian. In times like these, Nigeria needs a leader to unite the country, a leader who will be truly Nigerian, a leader who understands global markets, Industrialization and commerce.

Atiku and Tinubu are great, but truth be told, of the three without mincing words, Nigeria needs a leader like Peter Obi.

When Babachir and Dogara held public offices ,at what point did they speak or work for Christians ?

Even Abbo would be claiming to be a christian.

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When Babachir and Dogara held public offices ,at what point did they speak or work for Christians ?

Not even sure they attended church even on crossover night.

They are Christians by mouth and not by deeds.

Imagine Abbo claiming to be fighting for Christians.