Nigerian Christians brace for election as Islamic clerics call all-Muslim ticket 'a jihad'

Islamic religious leaders have backed an all-Muslim presidential ticket as a political "jihad" ahead of the Feb. 25 elections.

Nigeria’s Christian leaders are calling for both full engagement in the country’s democratic process, and faith in the viability of the country’s future, ahead of elections scheduled for Feb. 25, after Islamic religious leaders have backed an all-Muslim presidential ticket on religious grounds.

The country’s upcoming election took on religious significan…