The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, on Monday, said he was playing the role of a parent without favouritism to all candidates seeking elected posts in 2027.
Abubakar said this when hosting the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, at his palace in Sokoto.
The NDC flag bearer and his running mate were joined at the Sultan’s palace by the party’s Sokoto State governorship candidate, Dr Shamsu Haido, among other party faithful.
The visit, which formed part of the delegation’s political engagements and consultations with traditional and community leaders, came two weeks after the 2027 All Progressives Congress, APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), led by the council’s Director-General, Senator Abdul-Aziz Abubakar Yari, visited the monarch.
The APC PCC visited the Sultan on Monday, September 14, 2026, alongside the Governor of Sokoto State, Ahmed Aliyu, his counterparts from Kebbi and Zamfara states, among other members.
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However, a statement signed by Prince Bashir Adefaka on behalf of the Media Team of the Sultan of Sokoto quoted the monarch as saying:
“In continuation of his commitment to providing himself as a father figure to all Nigerians aspiring to political offices in 2027 without favouritism, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, on Monday, September 28, 2026, received the presidential candidate and vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi and Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, respectively, in his palace in Sokoto City, Sokoto State.”
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that the collection of the newly printed Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) will be on personal recognition and not by proxy.
Resident Electoral Commissioner REC) in Oyo State, Professor Adeniran Tella, said in a statement.
Tella clarified that on Friday, October 9, 2026, the state is anticipated to start collecting the freshly printed PVCs in advance of the general elections in 2027. But he stressed that no one would be permitted to pick up the PVCs on someone else’s behalf.
According to him, the collection will take place in all 33 INEC local government area offices in the state.
