Sheikh Jingir and the dangerous silence: Is the Muslim-Muslim ticket really good for Nigeria?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Because once the ticket begins to acquire the symbolism of religious domination, the administration will find itself carrying a political burden it did not necessarily create but cannot easily escape. Is the Muslim-Muslim ticket good for Nigeria?
54% : Reports say the cleric argued in support of retaining the Muslim-Muslim ticket and made remarks suggesting that Muslims are numerically superior to Christians.
50% : Not: Can a Muslim-Muslim ticket win an election?
48% : But what exactly is wrong with a Muslim-Muslim ticket?
45% : The controversy surrounding Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir's recent remarks about Christians and his vigorous defence of the Muslim-Muslim ticket is one of such moments.
41% : And perhaps the most uncomfortable question of all should now be directed not only at Sheikh Jingir, but at the political establishment that benefits from the controversy: If the Muslim-Muslim ticket is merely a political arrangement and not a statement of religious power, why should anyone be allowed to use it as evidence that one faith is superior to another? And finally: After everything Nigeria has been through, after the fears and tensions surrounding the 2023 election, and after the kind of rhetoric now emerging around the 2027 contest, is the continued APC Muslim-Muslim ticket truly good for Nigeria?
40% : He should make it unmistakably clear that the Muslim-Muslim ticket is a political arrangement, not an Islamic project.
31% : That is where the Muslim-Muslim ticket becomes problematic.

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