Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket: Arewa youths break silence

The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, has finally broken its silence on the issue of Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket.

AYCF National President, Yerima Shettima, said the emphasis should be on competence and not religion.

Following the emergence of presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and that of the All Progressives Congress, APC, there have been insinuations of a possible Muslim-Muslim ticket.

There are speculations that APC’s Bola Tinubu may pick a Northern Muslim as his running mate.

Speaking with Daily Post, Shettima said presidential candidates should consider the present situation of the country when picking their running mate.

He said: “On the issue of Muslim-Muslim tickets, I believe in competence, so whichever way it comes. But preferably, under the circumstances we are in now, we will look inward on how to save the country from this present situation.

“The unity of the country is being threatened, and there are a lot of divisions; we need competent people to come to the fore. It’s only when you save the country that you begin to think of what to share.

“But when the country is already in a dilemma, you don’t think of what to share. For example, if your car develops a problem somewhere around Abuja-Kaduna road, you will not think of waiting for a Muslim or Christian mechanic; you will be looking for an alternative mechanic to solve your problem to avoid kidnappers or armed robbers.

“Under normal circumstances, one would have preferred that in the spirit of equity, peace, and progress of this country, let’s have our Christian brothers on board, but we are in a very abnormal situation at the moment now; for as long as Nigerians would agree, let’s move the country forward now before thinking of what to share, otherwise you will wake up tomorrow, and there will be no Nigeria.”