Christian Onyia, bishop of Nike Anglican Diocese, Enugu state says it is condemnable for religious and traditional to openly endorse
Christian Onyia, bishop of Nike Anglican Diocese, Enugu says it is condemnable for religious and traditional leaders to openly endorse political parties and their preferred candidates.
“Some church leaders turned the pulpit as a place to campaign for political parties and their preferred candidates,” Onyia said.In some other places, traditional rulers who are known supporters of the ruling party, imposed midnight curfews to perform ‘Oro’ rights, slaughtered animals, and strategically placed the sacrifices at voting centers to scare voters.”Speaking on the election petitions before the tribunal, Onyia urged the judiciary to uphold its reputation by administering justice.
“This will not only boost the confidence of voters and Nigerians in our judiciary and electoral process but also increase the turnout rate in the next elections.”The bishop also suggested that the Independent National Electoral Commission should conduct a voter register audit while simultaneously prosecuting election criminals to act as a deterrence to future offenders.
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