Samson Ayokunle, president of the
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has urged Nigerians to avoid desperate
politicians by voting only credible candidates in 2019.
Ayokunle made the remarks while
briefing journalists after a meeting with representatives of the 14
presidential candidates in Abuja.
He said if the 2019 election is
not free and fair, all Nigerians will be in trouble including the church.
The cleric expressed
disappointment over the desperation of politicians towards the elections.
He urged the Independent National
Electoral Commission, (INEC), the army, police and other security agencies to
abide by electoral rules to avoid crisis during and after the election.
The CAN president said: “I spoke
with President Muhammadu Buhari and he told him that when we conducted the 2015
elections people didn’t expect it to be so free and fair but the way it was
conducted gave us a sense of pride in the international community.
“If the 2019 election is not
better, if the police are not better behaved, if the army is not better
behaved, if INEC is not better behaved the entire election process might be a
failure.
“If politicians are not better
behaved and they show desperation, it will be a failure. We are again warning
politicians.
“The desperation we saw at the
intra-party election is given us concern. If they can be so desperate and they
end up fighting what will they do when they contest with opposition, the desperation
is too much.
“Leading Nigeria is a sacrifice.
Why do you want to lead by force. Go and rest you do not need to destroy the
entire land.”
Ayokunle said any politician that
wants to lead Nigerians by all means should be regarded as a suspect.
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