How Clerics Influence Voters' Choice of Candidates in Bauchi
Several voters in Bauchi State will make their decisions about who to elect into various positions based on what they have heard preached in their respective worship centres. The religious metric has been condemned and described as divisive, but it still plays out in the political decision-making of some congregations led by their leaders. Prior to the 2011 elections in Nigeria, clerics particularly in the north had their preferred presidential candidate — General Mohammadu Buhari who sought a presidential seat under the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC).
Source: saharareporters.com