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Northern APC Christians Divided Over Obi’s Endorsement

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The recent endorsement of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, by a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has caused division between some prominent Christian members of the All Progressives Congress in the north.

AN24 reported that a group, led by Lawal, declared its support for Obi due to APC’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket.

Reacting, another group, led by a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, said Northern APC members never took any decision to endorse Obi, adding that it was Lawal’s choice only.

In a statement jointly signed by Dogara, Simon Achuba, Albert Atiwurcha, Prof Doknan Sheni, Mela Nunge (SAN), Gen. Ishaya Bauka (rtd), Prof Ibrahim Haruna, and Mrs Leah Olusiyi, they dismissed the endorsement.

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They, however, added that they are yet to decide who to support in the forthcoming presidential election.

“We want to draw the attention of the general public to the recent position canvassed by our Chairman, B.D Lawal as the position of our group.

“We wish to state that necessary consultations have been concluded, and based on manifestly unassailable empirical data, the group is poised to adopt a position which will be made known to the public at an interfaith event to be held very soon.

“Suffice to say that no one in the group, including the chairman, has been mandated to speak to the public about our position at this material time. Based on our modus operandi, our position was meant to be presented to the general public at the event referred to above. That has not changed,” the group said.

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