The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, on Friday, lambasted former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal over what it described as “narrow-minded, unguarded political sentimentalism and provocative stance” over the 2023 presidency.

Rising from its meeting, chaired by the National President of AYCF, Yerima Shettima, the group said there can be no better choice of running mate for the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu than Senator Kashim Shettima, who is a nationalist to the core.

In a statement he signed, Shettima said “no one should turn our democratic space into the home of religious extremism”.

Shettima said Lawal and his co-travellers in the “myopic, sentimental stance, should stop this madness in this new century of advancement all over the world”.

The AYCF Chairman queried the former SGF and all the proponents of “this distraction and dangerous religious extremism”, saying ” we are familiar with the antics of narrow-minded, emotionally-driven politicians wearing religious garb”.

He said, “Talking of Muslim-Muslim ticket, have these charlatans become so blinded by emotional religious fixation that they forgot history? We had a Christian-Christian ticket with Awolowo under the UPN in 1978 and Azikiwe under the UNPP when he picked Professor Ishaya Audu – another Christian as running mate”.

Going further, the AYCF recalled that “since the emergence of democracy till date, the South-south, South-east states have never given a chance for Muslims to taste the seat of running mates even at the level of governorship”.

He further warned the “anti-Shettima campaign promoters to shut up before they create bad blood along religious fault-lines and drag the nation into further insecurity".

helinues:
Babachir is only bitter for not being picked as a Christian.

His calculations enter bush

Omooba77:
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, on Friday, lambasted former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal over what it described as “narrow-minded, unguarded political sentimentalism and provocative stance” over the 2023 presidency.

Rising from its meeting, chaired by the National President of AYCF, Yerima Shettima, the group said there can be no better choice of running mate for the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu than Senator Kashim Shettima, who is a nationalist to the core.

In a statement he signed, Shettima said “no one should turn our democratic space into the home of religious extremism”.

Shettima said Lawal and his co-travellers in the “myopic, sentimental stance, should stop this madness in this new century of advancement all over the world”.

The AYCF Chairman queried the former SGF and all the proponents of “this distraction and dangerous religious extremism”, saying ” we are familiar with the antics of narrow-minded, emotionally-driven politicians wearing religious garb”.

He said, “Talking of Muslim-Muslim ticket, have these charlatans become so blinded by emotional religious fixation that they forgot history? We had a Christian-Christian ticket with Awolowo under the UPN in 1978 and Azikiwe under the UNPP when he picked Professor Ishaya Audu – another Christian as running mate”.

Going further, the AYCF recalled that “since the emergence of democracy till date, the South-south, South-east states have never given a chance for Muslims to taste the seat of running mates even at the level of governorship”.

He further warned the “anti-Shettima campaign promoters to shut up before they create bad blood along religious fault-lines and drag the nation into further insecurity".

https://dailypost.ng/2022/07/15/shettima-best-for-tinubu-arewa-youths-attack-ex-sgf-lawal-others/

Moh247:
Breakfast is served Babachir Lawal grasscutter go and chop

Omooba77:


Are you sure, is Shettima mentally fit too.....

helinues:


If you see the way this guy was bragging about Tinubu winning the Apc primary, now he is bitter because Tinubu didn't pick him

Even if Tinubu wants to pick a Christian VP, not Babachir

Moh247:


Someone that hasn't won an election before in his life feeling funky Las Las he would decamp like Dogara

LegendHero:
This will be the first time this AREWA Youth leader will defend APC this way in recent times. I used to think he is Atiku boy.

By the way, what Babachir did is normal and he needs to show up as a leader figure for Northern Christians and vent his anger.

It is politics of aesthetics. If he truly believe in Asiwaju, before next year election he will be back in the campaign team because all this emotion running won’t matter coz another topic will be the trendy topic.

If I am Tinubu, I won’t respond officially to Babachir Lawal, just let time sort things out, let him calm down, and then reach out to him to settle amicably.

teadrake:

You knowledge of Nigerian politics is apt and commendable.

MyAmericandream:
If you ain’t comfortable with APC choice of VP, vote for another party. We have dozens of them on the table. Vote your preferred candidate. Asiwaju thinks 1993 is the same as 2023.

Latakia:
So When Is Jagaban Decamping To SDP As Predicted By IPOB The Number One Supporters Of The New Labourer In Town?

Latakia:
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