Sokoto ADC and APC clash over Tinubu’s INEC nominee

Sokoto State ADC governorship candidate Manir Muhammad Dan’iya urged President Bola Tinubu to reconsider Professor Mustapha Aliyu’s nomination as INEC National Commissioner for the North-West. He called on the Senate to scrutinise Aliyu’s political neutrality, citing his reported family relationship with Governor Ahmed Aliyu and the constitutional rule barring INEC members from belonging to a political party. The Sokoto State Government dismissed the concerns as an attempt to politicise a merit-based appointment. The governor’s political adviser, Faruku Labbo, challenged Dan’iya to provide evidence that Aliyu belongs to the All Progressives Congress (APC).