The Jamaatul Nasril Islam, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Sa’ad III, has asked the General Overseer of the Living Faith World Outreach Ministries, also known as Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, to stop heating up the polity ahead of the general elections in the country.
Also, the group cautioned Niger Delta ex-militants like the leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Asari Dokubo, Victor Ben Ebikabowei(Boy Loaf), Government Ekpudomenowei(Tompolo) and other militants in the same manner.
JNI’s Secretary-General, Dr Abubakar Aliyu-Khalid, at a press conference in Kaduna on Sunday, said rather than fanning the ember of war, Oyedepo and his likes, should preach peace ahead the general elections.
Acknowledging that elections, the world over, are usually associated with anxieties, uncertainty and tension, Aliyu-Khalid, said there was the need for Nigerians to refrain from making inflammatory statements that could jeopardise the polls.
According to him, the forthcoming presidential election was the most keenly contested in Nigeria history, noting that even at that, there was the absolute need for all Nigerians, regardless of religion or tribe to shun violence before, during and after the elections.
The JNI scribe urged all the contestants to accept the outcome of the elections, saying in every election, there must be winners and losers.
He therefore urged the two major political parties, the Peoples Democratic Party and the main opposition All Progressives Congress, to abide by the Abuja accord.
He said, “While all these situations keep growing by each day that come to pass, the political atmosphere increasingly gets charged. With clashes between rival political supporters and thugs occurring at one place or the other, a state of fear of drifting to wide-spread violence as witnessed in 2011, is already setting in.
“For instance, Bishop Oyedepo of Winners Chapel at Ota, was reported to have made a lot of inciting hate speech recently. Tompolo and Asari Dokubo are not left out. This is just to mention but a few.
“The JNI, therefore, finds it necessary to discharge what it believes is an obligation upon itself; that is, to call on all Nigerians to shun violence in any way, in any form and at all phases of the elections and its aftermath.”
He called on not only Muslims but the entire citizens of the country to “demonstrate real and genuine sense of patriotism, responsibility, tolerance and commitment to peace and stability in Nigeria, before, during and after the forthcoming elections.”
He also called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to be committed in ensuring free, fair and credible elections.
He said, “Bearing the burden of the trust of leadership, being conscious of the imperative of truthfulness in salvaging a rather drifting polity, the JNI hereby asserts that the most significant antidotes to violence are free, fair and credible elections on one hand and faithful acceptance of the outcome of elections by all on the other.
In any election, there must be winners and losers, and we would only get it right when the elections are obviously and manifestly seen to be transparent and credible in conduct, and consequently the losers accept defeat in good faith.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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JNI and the sultan, why did you remain silent when Buhari threatened bloodbath if he loses?
ReplyDeleteTell that to your Islamic militants, we are wiser now, its either Nigeria will remain as one but belongs to all Nigeria OR we divide and every o man 'to your tent o isreal' but I repeat, we are wiser nowwwwww!
ReplyDeleteThat's correct Sultan.
ReplyDeleteLet oyedepo continue.
After election we will exposed him based on how much he collected from Mumu Jonathan.
He stole Azikiwe to get the Ibos vote in 2011.
If he likes he can call himself Odumegwu or Ojukwu, he will fail gallantly this time.
With the on-going campaign, he better read between the lines and direction on which Nigerians are thinking.
Except you (GEJ) are a fool.
Who is Sultan to group my Bishop with the militant and warn him this is an insult to the highest order. Where were the sultan when father Mbaka abused the president , where were him when Buhari is planning to have parallel government where were him when Amachi is rain insult on the person of the president. Saltan were you in the church or you are basing on what they say he said , unless you want to die nobody wants to die.
ReplyDeleteONYE dara ada ka Jonathan bu. o da go yakataa. Period.
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