{"id":1717,"date":"2026-08-10T13:32:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/?p=1717"},"modified":"2026-08-10T13:32:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:32:34","slug":"fani-kayode-rebuts-clerics-comment-on-muslim-muslim-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/10\/fani-kayode-rebuts-clerics-comment-on-muslim-muslim-ticket\/","title":{"rendered":"FANI-KAYODE REBUTS CLERIC\u2019S COMMENT ON MUSLIM-MUSLIM TICKET"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fani.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fani.png 640w, https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fani-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yahya Jingir, has sparked debate after calling for the continued adoption of Muslim-Muslim presidential tickets ahead of the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jingir made the call at an event attended by some All Progressives Congress governors, including Abba Yusuf (Kano) and Umar Namadi (Jigawa State), according to a video going viral on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cleric praised President Bola Tinubu for promoting the Muslim-Muslim ticket in the 2023 presidential election and said he remained a strong advocate of the arrangement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reacting to this, Nigeria\u2019s Ambassador-designate to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, said Jingir\u2019s comments were highly provocative and warned against what he described as extremist rhetoric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said Nigeria was neither a Muslim nor Christian 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