A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has declared his backing for the Christian Association of Nigeria on the opposition to his party’s Muslim-Muslim ticket for the 2023 presidential election.
Dogara, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who spoke on Wednesday, said CAN’s position on the matter is the position of all those who love justice.
Speaking at a symposium on the leadership crises in Nigeria in Abuja as part of activities marking the 12th General Assembly of CAN, he said: “I want to say emphatically that CAN’s position on the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket in this country, at this moment of national peril, is not just CAN’s or that of Babachir Lawal, whom many have accused of being the only one who has turned it into an issue.
“I believe it is also the Almighty’s own position because we serve a God of justice.
“He is the righteous one as well as the author of diversity.
“And he wants us, as diverse as we are, to come together.
“So, CAN’s stance is the position of all of us (Christian political leaders) who love righteousness, justice as well as diversity and are working to harness these for the advancement of this country.
“Inasmuch as what we are fighting for is a godly position, every other position is ungodly.
“There’s no middle-way.
“It is either you are for righteousness, justice and inclusivity or you are working against the unity of this great country.”
