Christian Association of Nigeria,
CAN, Kaduna State Chapter on Tuesday, urged Nigerians to vote credible people
and not criminals in 2019.
Secretary of Kaduna State chapter
of CAN, Rev Sunday Ibrahim gave the call while stressing that the Federal
Government has failed Nigerians.
Ibrahim, who spoke while
receiving the leadership of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Kaduna State
Council in his office, also condemned the attitude of the federal and state
governments in handling the crisis involving Fulani herdsmen and farmers.
He said, “Nigerians must be
prepared to vote credible people and not criminals that will continue to tell
us lies when they get there.
“Voting pattern this time around
should be based on individual performances and not on a party platform. Again,
politicians must learn from the 2015 experience. Whoever wins should be allowed
to lead and those whoever loses must accept defeat in good faith.
“Today we have a lot of hunger in
the land, Nigerians are suffering and our leaders seem to be comfortable with
what is happening. What we need in 2019 is a complete shift from what we are
having now and the only way to do it is for Nigerians to obtain the Permanent
Voters Card and use it appropriately when the time comes.
“The Federal Government has
consistently told us that these Fulani herdsmen attackers are foreigners. They
said the attackers are members of the Islamic State of West Africa ISWA who are
on a jihad mission. If that is true it then means that the government of
Nigeria has failed us. But we are saying that enough of this bloodshed in our
land.”
He also disclosed that CAN does
not belong to any political party.
“But all political parties have
our members. We are partners in progress with the press. You are the umpires
that are not supposed to be biased. Journalists are the hope of the common man,
so let us see you doing that in 2019 because you report can make or mar the
elections. For us, we will continue to tell the populace the truth. And we will
continue to partner with the Kaduna NUJ,” he said.
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