…any position taken by its Ulama'u Council chairman on the 2027 elections, including a Muslim-Muslim ticketPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and int…

…planted is now being watered by Islamic bigots who are citing the “success” of the 2023 Muslim-Muslim ticket as evidence of Islam’s numerical superiority over Christianity in Nigeria and, thus, asserting that Muslims should continue to dominate national leadership, a view recently advanced by Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir,…

…basis of tribe and religion instead of track record and policy. “The debate around the Muslim-Muslim ticket in 2023 and the ‘it’s our turn’ narratives in Lagos showed how quickly we abandon issues. “In Plateau and Kaduna, voting patterns have for 20 years split along Jos North/South and Kaduna North/South lines. Survey…

…lobby for the running mate slotAtiku disclosed he also made Buhari promise not to run a Muslim-Muslim ticket before he agreed to support his 2014 presidential campaignAtiku said Tinubu was upset after Buhari declined to pick him, and later pushed for his wife before eventually settling on Yemi OsinbajoPAY ATTENTION: Ma…

…recent comment by one Shiekh Sani Yahaya Jingir that he will repeat his support for a Muslim-Muslim ticket in 2027 to sustain the unconstitutional dominance and enslavement of others by people of his own faith, it has become imperative for all faithful Muslims and Christians to reject the Same-Faith ticket for the over…

…d-player-regained-consciousness-at-mortuary/ 4. I have no regrets, Islamic cleric defends Muslim-Muslim ticket stance: The Chairman, Ulama Council of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa’ikamatis Sunnah, Sheikh Muhammad Jingir, has maintained his stance on his call for a Muslim-Muslim ticket ahead of the 2027 presidential elect…

…to comments by Islamic cleric, Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, who had defended Tinubu’s Muslim-Muslim ticket ahead of the 2027 elections and argued that Muslims should not apologise for supporting candidates of their faith because of their population and popularity. In a viral video, Jingir described Christians as “infidel…

…peace and unity rather than sowing discord between Christians and Muslims. “Has the Muslim-Muslim ticket put food on the tables of Nigerians, solved insecurity, unemployment, inflation, or strengthened the Nigerian passport and Nigeria’s standing in the world? We must look beyond religion and judge leadership by its im…

…gathering reportedly said Nigeria is a Muslim country and that people should accept the Muslim-Muslim ticket. Responding via his X handle this evening, Fani-Kayode said Nigeria is neither a Muslim nor a Christian state but rather a secular state. He said comments such as those made by the Islamic clerics are highly pro…

…the 2023 presidency, and it reproduces his unsparing press statement against the APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket- precisely the sort of concrete, cost-bearing position that most clergy are careful to avoid. You can disagree with his politics; but it is impossible to accuse him of watching from the touchline. By the closing…

…am sure, are now comfortable, much, much more comfortable than when we came up with the Muslim-Muslim ticket,” he said. He recalled that the APC’s decision to field two Muslim candidates in 2023 generated widespread criticism, with concerns that Christians could be sidelined in government. “That was when there was a lo…

…Nigerians are no longer focused on the controversy surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s Muslim-Muslim ticket, insisting that they are now more concerned about stomach infrastructure. Speaking during an interview on Trust TV’s Sunday Politics programme, Okechukwu said the rising cost of living and economic hardship have…