• Core Message: Prominent Islamic scholar Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa urged Nigerians to evaluate political candidates based on their competence, track record, and ability to deliver good governance rather than their religion.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

• • Response to Ticket Debates: Addressing comments by Sheikh Sani Jingir regarding a Muslim-Muslim ticket, Daurawa maintained that the constitution does not recognize political parties by religion, allowing voters the freedom to choose any ticket composition.

  • Call for Peace: The cleric warned against religious insults, advised youths to avoid drugs and violence, and encouraged peaceful participation in the electoral process.

    ‎“Nigerians have sense. They should judge candidates by what they will do and what they have done, not by religion,” he said.

    ‎The scholar maintained that politics should be about service and competence, rather than the religious identity of candidates.

    ‎Daurawa also argued that Nigeria’s democratic system is not based on religion, noting that the country’s Constitution does not recognise any political party as either Islamic or Christian.

    ‎He asked: “Is there any party registered by INEC as an Islamic party or a Christian party or has any religious manifesto?”

    ‎The cleric said Nigerians should be free to vote for candidates regardless of whether the political ticket is Muslim-Muslim, Christian-Christian, Christian-Muslim or Muslim-Christian.

    ‎He further warned Nigerians against insulting or attacking others over the religious composition of a political ticket.

    ‎Daurawa also called on young Nigerians to stay away from drug abuse, violence and weapons as the country approaches the 2027 elections.

    ‎He urged youths to participate peacefully in the electoral process and avoid actions capable of threatening peace and stability in the country.

Former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, details in a new book by Seun Oloketuyi, How to Win Elections in Nigeria, how former military ruler Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) privately warned former President Olusegun Obasanjo against trusting his vice-president, Atiku Abubakar.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

According to Duke, rising tensions and political activities ahead of Obasanjo’s second-term bid created a major rift within the PDP, leading ten governors—including Duke—to discuss alternatives with party leadership. Obasanjo, feeling betrayed, reached out to Duke, which ultimately prompted a meeting at the Presidential Villa arranged by Atiku between Obasanjo, IBB, and former military Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar.

While formal discussions remained diplomatic, Duke recounted that IBB later asked to return to Obasanjo’s private study under the guise of retrieving lost keys. Once alone with Obasanjo, IBB dropped his diplomatic stance to issue a direct warning, later looking at Atiku and telling Obasanjo straight to his face, “This one cannot rule Nigeria.” Reflecting on the episode, Duke noted the deep mistrust of the era, concluding that “betrayal is a very crazy thing in politics.”

Former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has instituted a legal action at the Federal High Court in Abuja to contest the Independent National Electoral Commission’s decision to list Governor Hope Uzodimma as the All Progressives Congress candidate for the Imo West Senatorial District ahead of the upcoming general elections.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Court documents filed by Okorocha’s legal representative list both Uzodimma and the political party as defendants in the suit. The former governor, who previously represented the district, is challenging the outcome of the party’s primary election, questioning the validity of the reported vote tallies and the legality of recognizing the incumbent governor as the winner.

Furthermore, the legal challenge brings constitutional scrutiny regarding a sitting governor holding or running for concurrent legislative positions before the expiration of an executive term. Okorocha is asking the judiciary to nullify the commission’s publication of Uzodimma’s candidacy, command official recognition of his own nomination instead, and restrain the defendants from presenting Uzodimma as the party’s flagbearer for the seat.