{"id":151041,"date":"2025-02-17T10:42:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T09:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/clerics-now-control-politics-sule-lamido"},"modified":"2025-02-20T16:38:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:38:39","slug":"clerics-now-control-politics-sule-lamido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/clerics-now-control-politics-sule-lamido","title":{"rendered":"Clerics now control politics \u2013 Sule Lamido"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, has raised concerns over the increasing influence of religious leaders in Nigeria\u2019s political affairs, stating that clerics now wield significant control over voters and electoral processes.<\/p>\n<p>In a viral video, Lamido made these remarks during a condolence visit to Sheikh Yusuf Sambo Rigachikun in Kaduna, following the death of the cleric\u2019s eldest son.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed worry over the growing involvement of religious leaders in political matters, claiming that politicians have now taken a back seat while clerics dominate the space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite the blessings of being religious leaders, clerics are now struggling for power,\u201d Lamido said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClerics are supposed to be guardians to politicians, but since they want power, we politicians have decided to step aside and watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former Foreign Affairs Minister lamented that some religious leaders now actively campaign for candidates and instruct their followers on whom to support, a development he believes disrupts the democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are waiting for them to tell us who to vote for based on their wishes. For equity and justice, everyone ought to maintain their status in society,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Lamido further noted that just as political parties are plagued by internal crises, religious sects also face divisions, warning that Nigeria\u2019s political landscape will remain chaotic unless unity is restored.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, has raised concerns over the increasing influence of religious leaders in Nigeria\u2019s political affairs, stating that clerics now wield significant control over voters and electoral processes. In a viral video, Lamido made these remarks during a condolence visit to Sheikh Yusuf Sambo Rigachikun in Kaduna, following [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":151040,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[254,2697],"class_list":["post-151041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-nigeria","tag-sule-lamido"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Clerics now control politics \u2013 Sule Lamido - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, has raised concerns over the increasing influence of religious leaders in Nig ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/clerics-now-control-politics-sule-lamido\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Clerics now control politics \u2013 Sule Lamido\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, has raised concerns over the increasing influence of religious leaders in Nig ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/clerics-now-control-politics-sule-lamido\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-17T09:42:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-20T15:38:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sm_1739777215.157347.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"674\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/clerics-now-control-politics-sule-lamido#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/clerics-now-control-politics-sule-lamido\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Clerics now control politics \u2013 Sule Lamido\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-17T09:42:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-20T15:38:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/clerics-now-control-politics-sule-lamido\"},\"wordCount\":235,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/clerics-now-control-politics-sule-lamido#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sm_1739777215.157347.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\",\"Sule Lamido\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/clerics-now-control-politics-sule-lamido#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/clerics-now-control-politics-sule-lamido\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/clerics-now-control-politics-sule-lamido\",\"name\":\"Clerics now control politics \u2013 Sule Lamido - 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