Senator representing Adamawa Northern Senatorial District, Mr Ishaku Abbo (Cliff), has openly criticized the choice of Senator Kashim Shetima as Tinubu’s running mate for the 2023 general election.
Abbo said that the join ticket is a slap and disrespectful to the Christians community.
He asserted that the decision is outrightly a blasphemy and a sacrilege to all Christians in Nigeria, especially those ones who are card carrying members of the party.
The Adamawa Northern Senator recently in the Church sermon and a meeting of the APC Christian Northern forum spear headed by Engr Babachir Lawal, former Secretary to the government of the federation, said anyone in the party that is supporting the Muslim Muslim ticket is a “potential Boko Haram member.”
On the Muslim Muslim ticket Abbo Stated his position in both his verified social media handles and said that his soul is not for sale, and he cannot trade truth for votes, and he cannot be used to cover up injustice.
The condemnation of the Muslim Muslim Ticket by Senator Cliff, an APC stakeholder in Adamawa North, Rilwan Haruna Lawal is of the view that the aggressive lawmaker has declared an opened war to all party critical stakeholders.
According to Riwan the Senator has disrespected the party’s leaders who have supported the Kashim Shetima’s choice to be the next vice president of Nigeria.
He said Abbo’s views of all “APC members who do not rise up against the Muslim Muslim join ticket are potential Boko Haram members” is a denigrate statement that should not be taken lightly.
“The implication of Abbo’s statement is simply to mean that both President Muhammadu Buhari, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, the party’s national chairman, the party’s Presidential candidate, Senator Bola Tinubu and the fifteen Governors of the party who supported this ticket are all potential Boko Haram members because they have endorsed the ticket and seen its legibility to win the election come 2023.
” This is where he is having an issue, this Man is busy de-marketing the party in our area, given the New Nigerian People’s Party an undue popularity, giving free campaign for Dr Abdullahi Dauda Belel at the expense of our party losing the 2023 Senatorial seat.
“The question is this who is Senator Abbo in APC to respectfully call this party men Boko Haram members? This is the same person holding the party’s ticket and is busy captivating and attacking all prominent party men in the name of fighting for Christian religion.
“I’m calling for a rescue mission to our party and the only way to do it is to sanction Abbo by sending him out of the party, then the party will have peace and be focused in winning the election not losing it, else we are in for a big lose.” Haruna said
The party stakeholder in Adamawa North is worried that the anti party activities of Senator Abbo are worrisome to the extent of affecting the political arithmetic of the zone and the chances of APC winning the election.
He revealed that the electorates in the area are already having the feelings of not having a candidate in APC and they rather go for NNPP to make their voice count by stopping Abbo from winning the election.
“I want to authoritatively tell you that Mubi is the strong hold of APC but with what Abbo is doing chunk of the votes will be deflected in favor of parties whose logos are hardly known in the state.
“APC will be virtually left with nothing because Cliff has discredited himself and is at the verge of killing the party if something urgent is not done.
The annoying part of the whole issue no body in APC is saying anything, are sitting down mute watching how the party is going to lose the election, allowing unpopular party win the election in the platter of gold.
” This is a zone control and owned by APC, a zone in search of a credible candid. Right from the onset, one of the reasons why Dr Belel is out for the seat is because there is no anyone good thereby having the ticket by APC.
“The party is therefore has to call Senator Abbo into order or seize his membership card of the party. If he is not going with the party’s collective agenda, and interest there is no way for the party leaders to allow anti-party to continue to thrived, it will do more harm than good.
” His behaviors are bad, going unchecked at the detriment of the party. The parents-party should withdraw his membership due to his unrepentant anti party activities because the party is at liberty to do that.” Rilwan added
This is a biased reportage. Just after one paragraph of introduction, the next 8 paragraphs were devoted to a reaction to Cliff’s actions. This is very unfair and unprofessional. Bad journalism