Nigerian Politics No Longer For Charlatans But Responsible People – Pentecostal Bishop
By Julie Sylvia, Onitsha
Bishop Norman Okeorimili, of Unifaith Living church Incorporated, Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State, Tuesday, said that presently Nigerian politics is for responsible people stating that days were gone when politics was left in the hands of charlatans because Christians felt it was a dirty game.
He added that when prosperity emerged in church, church was relatively poor because prosperity has not entered the church and knowledge was lacking, pointing out that when prosperity entered the church, the church got a voice in presentation.
He said that, “Today, any credible leadership that wants to emerge and does not recognise the place of the church, that leadership is not of God. When the righteous is in power, the people rejoice but when the wicked is in power the people suffer.”
Speaking at a one-day interfaith National Electoral Peace Prayer rally, the Bishop stated that from the records of the Presidential candidates, Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate, has all it takes to become the next President of this great country.
“Check the records of the Presidential candidates, Peter Obi will tell you to go and verify, if there is reason while Peter Obi will be brought down, he would have been brought down earlier than now and he was bold enough to challenge other contestants.
”He said that he is going to bring down the cost of governance in Nigeria, give meaning to naira, he left enough money in the treasury in Anambra when leaving as governor. Peter Obi is the only man that is compassionate about the need of men and that is why people are canvassing for him with their resources, he has given us victory, hope.
“He is not a saint but with every justification of a man, he is the one that stands out clear, for integrity, capacity, equity and credibility, I advise the electorate to collect whatever they are offered and vote their conscience, so that we can see a better tomorrow,” he pleaded.
Contributing, Johnrich Ubah, the Chaplain General, Crown Patriots Chaplaincy, (CPAC), said that underlying tensions in a society and high stake of competition could result in violence and flaudulent elections.
“In view of this, Crown Patriots Chaplaincy In line with its mandate of peace and patriotism hosted this one day Interfaith National Electoral Peace Prayer(INEPP 2023)prayer rally, themed, ‘Towards a Glorious Nation,’ where all peace loving citizens, religious groups and representatives of political parties prayed for peaceful and credible 2023 general elections in Nigeria.
