Dogara speaks on replacing Shettima as Tinubu’s running mate

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On Sunday, Yakubu Dogara, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, requested to be excluded from conversations regarding his potential replacement of Vice President Kashim Shettima as President Bola Tinubu’s running mate in the upcoming 2027 election.

Dogara’s statements came amid speculation that the All Progressives Congress (APC) might put forward a Muslim–Muslim ticket in 2027.

Dogara said on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics: “I would have sincerely pleaded with you to leave me out of this, but let me say something. Whatever we are doing shouldn’t be because we are afraid of anybody breathing down our necks; it should be because it is the right thing to do.

“We are talking about running an inclusive government, bringing everybody in this country together, so that we can build a nation that works for all of us.

“So, if we are talking about rotational presidency, there is nothing stopping us from having that discussion as well, because you are not just talking about Northern Christians but about the Christian faith as a whole.

“If you have a Muslim, whether he comes from the North or the South, let it be that he is representing the Muslim community. And if you have a Christian, wherever he comes from, he represents the Christian faith. That way, you achieve religious balance.”

Regarding the potential for a Christian running mate in 2027, Dogara stated: “It’s a discussion, and I am aware that such discussions are already taking place.

“At the end of the day, whatever the president decides, nobody who is a serving president has ever lost the party primaries. So, we assume that the president will get the party’s ticket.”

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