APC has denied allegations that it is attempting to convert Nigeria into an Islamic state. in a disclaimer made on Saturday.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied allegations that it is attempting to convert Nigeria into an Islamic state.
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This disclaimer was delivered during a media conference on Saturday by the APC’s Director of Publicity, Bala Ibrahim, who stated that it was nearly impossible for anyone to underestimate Nigeria.
Ibrahim further said that such a goal was unattainable and that the National Assembly’s zoning plan was motivated by the need for religious unity.
The former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, made a speech a few days ago that heightened alarm about the religious dimension of the leadership contest.
El-Rufai caused a stir.In a six-minute viral video, El-Rufai justified his decision to promote Muslims over Christians in the Kaduna State Government.
During a meeting with several Islamic clerics on the eve of his last day in office, the former governor declared that Muslims supported the APC in the most recent election.
In the video, he expressed relief that the trend had been replicated successfully at the national level with the election of former Lagos Governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as president and Kashim Shettima as vice president, telling his audience that Islam’s dominance in Kaduna State’s governance had become permanent.
It was out of that concern that the party zoned principal officers to various zones in the country so that there will be a balance of section, faith, and conviction, Ibrahim said. When the party announced that it had allocated the Senate presidency to the South-South, it was hoped that a Christian from that region would be elected Senate President.
Once again, the party zoned the Deputy Senate presidency to the North-West in the hope that a Muslim from that region would emerge. If this is accomplished, religion, sentiments, and section will be balanced.
When asked what the party plans to do if the zoning agreement fails and a Muslim is elected Senate President, Ibrahim said, “We’ll see.”
stated that the APC could do little or nothing since doing so would imply that the will of the people had won.
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If it fails, it means the senators’ choice, not the party’s. Remember that these senators are elected by the people. It means they must have obtained the approval of the people they are representing in order to act in that manner, in which case it will be regarded as the people’s wish.
Islamization cannot occur without constitutional amendment, which requires the approval of the National Assembly as well as the 36 state assemblies. The chairman of the constitution review committee is the deputy Senate president, according to the constitution.”
