Peace centre wants religious leaders banned from endorsing candidates
The centre stated in a statement signed by its Deputy Executive Director, Salisu Abubakar Salisu, that this became necessary to stop religious leaders from using the pulpit in their various places of worships to instigate hatred against other political candidates.
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