{
  "id": 3329940,
  "title": "ADC rejects Tinubu’s endorsement by 500 Islamic scholars in Jigawa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/adc-rejects-tinubus-endorsement-by-500-islamic-scholars-in-jigawa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T18:52:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/25/adc-rejects-tinubus-endorsement-by-500-islamic-scholars-in-jigawa/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Jigawa State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed strong disapproval of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's purported endorsement by more than 500 Islamic scholars. The ADC dismissed the endorsement as unfortunate and contrary to Islamic teachings, stating it violated religious principles. In a statement signed by Ambassador Nuraddeen Suleiman Jidawa, the ADC Youth Ambassador for the North and Deputy Chairman of Jigawa State, the party urged religious leaders to maintain their independence and moral authority.\n\nThe ADC also criticized the communiqué issued at the meeting, notably disputing the claim that the Tinubu administration initiated the Kano-Dutse and Kano-Maradi railway project. They argued that the project was actually approved and awarded under former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2021. The party asked the APC-led Federal Government to identify significant capital projects undertaken and substantially completed by Tinubu's administration in Jigawa State.\n\nFurthermore, the ADC rejected assertions of substantial security improvements, especially in the North-West region, pointing to recent kidnappings and terrorist attacks in Kaduna, Sokoto, and Zamfara states. They also referenced an Al Jazeera report from August 24 about a purported video showing numerous abducted individuals held by armed men following the reported abduction of hundreds of worshippers in Niger State. The party deemed it irresponsible to portray Nigeria's security situation as resolved based on these developments.\n\nThe ADC called on Islamic scholars and clerics to remain politically neutral, warning that political influence, money, or access to power could compromise their independence and credibility. They blamed the removal of the petrol subsidy for exacerbating transportation, food, and other living costs, urging Nigerians to evaluate the government based on security, economic welfare, employment, infrastructure, transparency, and accountability. Despite respecting clerics' individual political choices, the ADC emphasized that their endorsements should not be presented as religious verdicts or representative of Nigeria’s Muslim community.",
  "summary": "The Jigawa State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described the purported endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term by about 500 Islamic scholars as unfortunate and contrary to the teachings of Islam. “We reject the endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term by over 500 Islamic […] ADC rejects Tinubu’s endorsement by 500 Islamic scholars in…",
  "key_points": [
    "ADC rejects Tinubu's endorsement from 500 Islamic scholars in Jigawa",
    "Scholars criticized endorsement as violating Islamic teachings and principles",
    "ADC urged religious leaders to maintain independence and moral authority"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}