 In the same vein, another statesman, Edwin Clark, has criticized the nomination of Senator Kashim Shatema as a running mate to the party's presidential candidate of the APC, Ashwajibor Latinabu. In a statement, he said the action in a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country threatens Nigeria as a country. Clark asked if the actions of the APC presidential candidate are not pointers to the confirmation and naturalization of such rumours to Islamize Nigeria as a country. Perhaps if I were to vote and you put only two parties, then APC and BDB, I would vote for APC. No, don't leave the presidency to the south. BDB is appointed. But the only thing your party has done that has made me to withdraw my support is its Muslim ticket. Clark also warned that the people of the Niger Delta region would resist any attempt by President Muhammad Buhari to appoint another interim administrator for the Niger Delta Development Commission, MDDC, has been speculated in some courtes. According to the leader of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, SMBLF, any move to do that would be an operation as the people of the Niger Delta have been patient and understanding enough, as they will no longer accept a repeat of such an action. Clark is also called on President Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, reconstitute the MDDC board in line with the law establishing it, just as he lamented that contract awarded in the commission, have been determined by notes from the presidential villa in Abuja and federal government agencies. On the issue of the MDDC, people have been criticizing about the present position of the board where one man is there. Now you are thinking of removing that man and bringing other people there again. When there should be a board in that place now. Therefore, if not established, they will have problems. So this is a message I'm giving you to Omar Gige and to Mr. President.