Religious, traditional leaders risk blame if 2027 turns violent – Shehu

A nationalist affairs commentator, Mahdi Shehu, has warned that spiritual and accepted leaders successful Nigeria could beryllium held liable if the 2027 wide elections crook violent.

Shehu made this known successful a station shared connected his authoritative X grip connected Friday, wherever helium criticised what helium described arsenic the increasing engagement of clerics and royal fathers successful partisan politics.

According to him, galore of these leaders are nary longer acting successful the involvement of bid oregon nationalist development, but are alternatively driven by idiosyncratic gain.

“Most royal fathers, men and women of God are openly oregon silently progressive successful authorities not for God and country, but for idiosyncratic survival, greed and cowardice,” helium said.

He accused immoderate spiritual and accepted leaders of hypocrisy, alleging that portion they preach bid publicly, they allegedly enactment actions that beforehand part down the scenes.

“They preach bid successful nationalist portion promoting division, unit and demolition successful private,” helium added.

Shehu besides claimed that galore of them person shifted absorption from spiritual responsibilities to worldly pursuits.

“Like astir politicians, they are competing successful the acquisition of estates, mansions, exotic cars and adjacent aesculapian tourism abroad,” helium said.

He further alleged that immoderate leaders person go distant from the radical they are meant to guide, describing them arsenic unapproachable and arrogant.