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Muslims have been enjoined to make credibility and competence their watchword in candidates to vote for in next year’s general elections.
An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Nasirudeen Abdallah gave the charge at an event to mark the Islamic New Year, 1444 in Lokoja.
According to Sheikh Nasirudeen, Muslims should not be deceived by Muslim Muslim or Muslim Christian ticket in their choice of who to vote for in 2023, rather they should be concerned with having people who they know are competent and can perform creditably.
The cleric who is also the Chairman, Kogi State Muslim Organization (KOSMO), urged Muslims to ensure they get registered and collect their PVCs to be able to cast their ballot.
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He lamented the unprecedented hardship Nigerians are facing, and the total failure of government in the area of security, severe hunger in the country, stressing that the gap between the rich and the poor has further widened.
According to him, while the rich are getting richer, the poor in Nigeria are getting poorer, adding that the present administration has failed woefully.
He also expressed dismay that the nation’s University students have been at home for six months with parents and the students facing untold hardship.
He therefore enjoined Muslims in the State to get registered and make informed choices.
While noting that the education and health sector are nothing to write home about, Sheikh Nasirudeen lamented the skyrocketing salaries being paid members of the National Assembly which is higher than that of the nation’s Teachers.