Following the announcement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Muslim-Muslim ticket in the 2023 presidential election, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, a legal practitioner and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) has predicted that Bola Tinubu’s presidency will be strongly controlled by the Northern region.
Adegboruwa who disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday reiterated his rejection of the party’s Muslim-Muslim ticket two days after the APC presidential candidate picked Kashim Shettima, former Governor of Borno State as his running mate.
The Lawyer who faulted the former Lagos State Governor’s move posited that the announcement of Shettima as the Vice Presidential candidate was a sign that others don’t matter and shows the absence of consideration for unity and plurality.
According to him, the same-religion ticket suggests only one region determines electoral victory and that Tinubu is not acceptable to Northern Muslims.
He, however, accused the ruling party of acting like Nigeria is not a secular state but rather being ruled to satisfy certain religious tendencies, adding that the APC is incompetent to manage a complex nation like Nigeria with diverse interests, different tongues and tribes consisting of different faiths.
“Desperation and over-ambition. We just want power at all costs and we don’t care what others think or do. We can win the elections without you, especially by other means other than by open ballot,” he said.
Adegboruwa further noted that APC’s action was a cruel affirmation of the supposed superiority complex.
“It is an indication of a hidden agenda. The spirit of Hope 93 died with MKO and those who betrayed him and his mandate.
“May Boko Haram, terrorists and insurgents, their sponsors and sympathizers do not win the 2023 elections.”
“That the APC has absolute control of the electoral system and thus electoral victory may not be determined through free, fair and credible elections.
“That certain political tendencies and interests do not trust others to accommodate them if they are entrusted with power whereas they have been in power and accommodated by others.”
Adegboruwa added that the North has proven that Tinubu has no mind of his own “and will be unable to defend the unity of Nigeria in crucial moments of decision making”.
