23/12/2025
Gwagwalada Erupts in Political Controversy as Clergy Faces Alleged Threats from APGA Chairmanship Candidate
Gwagwalada is currently embroiled in a political storm following allegations that the ECWA 1 Pastor, Rev. Dr. Iliya Cas, was threatened by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) chairmanship candidate for the area council, Hon. Ezekiel Zezelaga. The controversy has sparked intense public debate over the boundaries of political influence, religious freedom, and civic responsibility in the community.
The allegations emerged in a social media post shared by Muhammad Isah Hassan, a media operative aligned with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and supporter of Hon. Kasim Mohammed, the PDP chairmanship candidate. According to the post, Hon. Ezekiel confronted Rev. Dr. Cas over his decision to host Hon. Kasim Mohammed at ECWA 1 Church. The APGA candidate reportedly questioned the pastor, asking whether Kasim Mohammed is a Christian.
Sources claim that in response, Rev. Dr. Cas challenged Hon. Ezekiel’s own Christian credentials, pointing out that he had not been observed attending church services for over six years.
The incident has reignited debates within Gwagwalada about political intimidation, religious respect, and the role of clergy in public life. Local citizens have drawn parallels between Hon. Ezekiel’s previous confrontations with prominent Gwagwalada activist Manasseh B. Paul, who he adopted and illegally arrested because of a publication by chronicles Reporters on allegations of contract racketeering & buying of property in proxy for Hon. Abu Giri the area council chairman, and this latest clash with the church leader.
Manasseh, a citizen reporter and human rights activist, took to social media to highlight the gravity of the situation…….
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