Sokoto Youths Defend INEC Nominee, Dismiss ADC Candidate’s Objection

The Sokoto Youth Emancipation Front (SYEF) has dismissed objections raised by African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Sokoto State, Manir Muhammad Dan’iya, over the nomination of Prof. Mustapha Ahmed Aliyu as a nationwide commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Dan’iya, by his media aide, Aminu Abdullahi, had urged President Bola Tinubu to withdraw Aliyu’s nomination to symbolize the North-West geopolitical zone, citing alleged political affiliations and household ties between the nominee and Sokoto State governor, Ahmed Aliyu.

The nomination was introduced on sixteenth October, 2026.

In a press release issued yesterday, SYEF spokesperson, Comrade Ahmed Adamu, described the objection as politically motivated and accused Dan’iya of trying to politicise the nomination.

Adamu mentioned the nominee’s alleged relationship with the governor mustn’t, by itself, decide the consideration of his nomination.

“Linking his nomination to being the governor’s relative is mischievous and a clear attempt to mislead the public,” Adamu mentioned.

The group maintained that the Senate screening course of supplies the constitutional avenue for inspecting the nominee’s eligibility for the place.

It urged the president and the Senate to permit the screening course of to proceed, quite than withdraw the nomination in response to the objection.

SYEF additionally referred to as on political actors to keep away from turning skilled appointments into partisan disputes forward of the 2027 common elections.