2027: Don’t weaponize religion, ethnicity, regional sentiments – CAN charges politicians 

Ahead of the 2027 wide elections, the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has called connected governmental actors to spot Nigeria supra their idiosyncratic interest.

CAN made the telephone erstwhile its President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh addressed the property arsenic portion of the activities to people its 50th anniversary.

“We expect governmental campaigns to beryllium issue-based and focused connected competing ideas astir however to amended the lives of Nigerians.

Political parties and candidates indispensable defy the temptation to weaponize religion, ethnicity and determination sentiments,” Archbishop Okoh said.

The apex Christian assemblage noted that Nigerians person witnessed capable bloodshed and part during predetermination periods, adding, “We bash not privation different procreation of Nigerian youths sacrificed connected the altar of governmental ambition.”

CAN called connected governmental leaders to instrumentality work for the behaviour of their supporters and discourage incitement, hatred speech, unit and intimidation.

“Every Nigerian indispensable beryllium escaped to ballot according to his oregon her conscience, without coercion, intimidation oregon manipulation,” Okoh added.

CAN said it will...