How much influence does religion have on Nigerian politics?

"When religions like Christianity and Islam have a huge following of hungry not very educated people on both sides then politicians will explore the areas of religion to get them on their sides. That's a very dangerous and bad thing to do. It's not fair and it's not right," the Anglican archbishop of Jos says. read more

That said, the most notorious influence on Nigeria's politics is not religion, it's tribe/ethnicity. Till date, the credential people look at most when the view politicians is not the resume. It's their tribe. read more

This influence is equally seen in religion as the use of power of influence to remain at the top of governance in Nigerian politics. Influence can be synonymous to forceful domination, lobbying, and consistent control, having increase in promotion of ideology without intrusion and also ruling out conscience effects. read more

In Ghana, religion doesn't play a large part in politics as much as tribe. In Ghana, political parties are unfortunately largely affiliated to some of the major tribes in the country. Nevertheless, religion does play a part. read more