The Arewa Consensus Assembly has rejected any attempt to field candidates of the same religious faith as President and Vice President in the 2023 general elections.
The group’s position is contained in a communique issued at the end of a joint conference on northern political participation and power shift, under the theme – “Northern Agenda: Our Real Solution” – jointly signed by Engr. Daniel Shawulu (Arewa Consensus Assembly), Suleman Makama (National Partnership Campaign Project) and Khalid Mohammed (Joint Participation for Development Initiatives) in Kaduna.
The group described as “abhorrent unacceptable” and rejected a presidential and vice-presidential ticket dominated by candidates of the same faith, such as Muslim/Muslim ticket, saying: “Under no circumstances should any aspiring or hopeful political party or candidate be a consideration in the current national state of Nigeria.”
“The Joint Conference after considering religious demographics of Nigeria, sentiments, views and opinions across the country concludes and recommends that a more probable electorally acceptable ticket will be a Christian Southwestern candidate matched with a Muslim vice from the North.”