From Ahmad Muhammad, Bauchi
The immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon Yakubu Dogara and immediate past Secretary to the Government Babachir Lawal have met with former Heads of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalam Abubaakar over their rejection of the Muslim-Muslim ticket.
A statement distributed to reporters in Bauchi yesterday by Turaki Hassan Adamu, Dogara’s media aide said “The dou, accompanied by a former Deputy Governor of Kogi state Simon Achuba met separately with Babangida and Abdulsalam.
He said, “Although the meeting was held on Monday, the details just emerged. Sources close to the politicians said they were in Minna to felicitate with IBB on the occasion of his 81st birthday anniversary and also to consult with him on their stance on the APC Muslims-Muslim ticket.”
They had recently convened a submit of APC Northern Christian Forum in Abuja where representatives and delegates from the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory vehemently rejected the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the APC.
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