Senate Moves To Ban Same Faith Ticket

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The Nigeria Senate is seeking an amendment to section 84 of the 2022 Electoral Act to prevent the same faith ticket of either Muslim-Muslim or Christian-Christian for President and Vice President of Nigeria by any political party after the 2023 general election.

This information was made known by Senator Smart Adeyemi, of the All Progressive Congress, Kogi West while addressing journalists yesterday in Abuja.

He displayed a draft copy of a bill, saying that the controversies of the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the APC was generating necessitated the move.

According to him, it has become imperative for the National Assembly to prevent future occurrences and a new sub-section is being proposed for section 84 of the 2022 Electoral Act.

Adeyemi said:  “When this is accommodated, it will serve as a guide against any oversight such as this in the future as further occurrences will be deemed as a silent policy which is capable of bringing down the fabrics of the nation.

Senator Adeyemi, who noted that a wide range of consultations on the need for the amendment had been made with the leadership of the Senate and other colleagues, said though apprehensions raised by the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, over same faith presidential ticket were genuine the broadmindedness and pedigree of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kashim Shetimma would allay all fears being raised.

The senator finally stated that Tinubu and Shettima should be assessed based on their pedigrees and not their faith, or even political party.