Nyesom Wike, Governor of Rivers State, South-South Nigeria, has urged Nigerian Churches to be vigilant and not allow itself to be used by desperate Politicians in the coming 2023 General elections.
Gatekeepers News reports that The Governor stated this on Sunday at the St. Paul’s Cathedral, Diobu-Port Harcourt during the Rivers Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dedication Service for 2023 Election Campaigns.
Wike told the Church to be alert to current happenings, and not be dragged unnecessarily into political intrigues.
“All of us should participate in the politics of Nigeria but the church must not be used as if we are fighting a religious war.”
“We have to be careful so that the church is not destroyed,” the governor said.
Wike said just as the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is not good for democracy, so also is it unacceptable for a northerner – PDP’s Atiku Abubakar – to take over from Katsina-born President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
“We cannot hand over government to unserious people,” Wike said
Wike also added that Political parties must pay to use any public facility in Rivers.
With about two months to the 2023 presidential election on February 25, Politicians have been seen at major programmes of mega churches, indirectly seeking support of their large congregations.
