2023 Election: Prominent Catholic Bishop Sends Strong Message to Christians in Nigeria

2023 Election: Prominent Catholic Bishop Sends Strong Message to Christians in Nigeria

  • Nigerians especially Christians have been urged to make wise choices in the forthcoming general elections
  • The Catholic archbishop of Abuja, Ignatius Kaigama has called on the electorates not to be divided as the 2023 elections draw near
  • Kaigama made the appeal on Sunday while delivering a homily at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Kugbo, Abuja

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Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, the Catholic archbishop of Abuja, says Nigerians should unite in choosing credible political leaders in the 2023 general election, The Cable reported.

The clergy said this on Sunday, October 9, while preaching at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Abuja.

Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja
Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama urges Nigerians to unite in choosing credible political leaders in the 2023 general elections. Photo credit: INEC Nigeria
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Kaigama sends an important message to Nigerians

Kaigama said Nigerians should turn their frustrations into a propeller that would enable them to make reasonable collective decisions in 2023.

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“In the ugly situation of our country, we must be united, particularly in making wise political choices because God can take away the socio-economic and political leprosy in the country and the only way we can ensure this happens is by using the ballot,’’ he said.

2023 Election: Nigeria’s unity cannot be compromised, powerful Yoruba Monarch declares

Powerful Yoruba monarch Oba Hammad Adekunle Makama Oyelude (Tegbosun 111), The Olowu of Kuta Kingdom, says Nigeria's unity as a nation cannot be compromised.

The monarch made this known on Friday, October 7, at the "Our Nigeria News Magazine Awards" staged at the international conference centre in Abuja.

The monarch, and royal father of the day, said Nigerians must always put the country's interest first before any religious or tribal sentiments.

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John Cardinal Onaiyekan, the Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, has said that the same faith ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is the best political decision for the party.

However, the cleric noted that the Catholic church had not taken a position on the Muslim Muslim ticket of the ruling party in the 2023 presidential election.

The religious leader said the Catholic faithful would decide their choice of candidate individually in the election while adding that he would not vote for the ruling party because of the same faith ticket.

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