With only a few days to the general
elections, no fewer than 6,000 pastors
in the Southwest are mobilising for the
emergence of Major General
Muhammadu Buhari as president in the
forthcoming elections, while rejecting
President Goodluck Jonathan.
According to them, they were acting
by divine intervention from God
who told them that Buhari would be
the next president of Nigeria,
pointing out that they were not
bribed by anybody to support
Buhari, PM News reports.
The pastors under the aegis of
Christians for Governance, Pastors
For Change have also declared seven
days praying and fasting for God to
grant the All Progressives Congress
(APC) presidential candidate victory
at the poll.
The pastors, drawn from various
churches, such as the Redeemed
Christian Church of God, RCCG,
Catholic, Orthodox, among others
have openly endorsed Buhari and
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, his running
mate at a news conference in Ikeja,
Lagos.
Addressing the news conference,
Bishop Kayode Williams, National
Coordinator, Christians for Good
Governance, said: “ We want to
observe seven days of special prayer
on the seven mountains in the
Southwest political zones comprising
six states to pray for the victory of
Buhari and Osinbajo in the 28 March
presidential election.
“We are using this opportunity to
call on all pastors who believe that
the time has surely come for change
in Nigeria to exhort, mobilise,
instruct and direct all our members
from our churches, numbering
186,000 churches in the Southwest
zone to adhere to this divine
instruction from God.
“We shall intensify our intercessory
prayers to God so that there will be
peace in the nation and that the
election will be free, transparent and
peaceful. We are asking our
archbishops, evangelists, elders,
deacons and deaconesses to join
hands and make sure that the prayer
programme is very successful .”
He noted that the present leadership
had failed the nation, adding that
Nigerians had hoped for
improvement in various sectors but
nothing has been done and that is
why the group is calling for change.
“ No one can do the same thing and
expect different result. Nigerians
must therefore get a change in baton.
It appears that many people at the
top do not feel what an ordinary
Nigerian feels: No job, no money, no
light, health problem, sorrow and
frustration everyday due to massive
corruption at the top. All these must
change. Nigerians deserve good life in
the midst of all the resources that
God has endowed us with,” Williams
stated.
Speaking on the N7 billion bribery
allegation against the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN), he
denied knowledge of any money
collected, but added that every
rumour has an element of truth.
The movement is being supported
by Rev. Moses Iloh, Archbishop
Magnus Atilade, Ayo Opadokun and
many other bigwigs in Christendom.
In February 2015, the Rivers State
Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, had
alleged that the Peoples’ Democratic
Party (PDP) bribed some Christian
leaders with N6bn to campaign
against Buhari. This was trailed by
controversies. A pastor named
Kallamu Musa Dikwa, who claimed
to be the Executive Director, Voice
of Northern Christian Movement,
also alleged that some pastors
received the sum of N 7 billion, and
not N 6 billion said by Gov Amaechi.
CAN however debunked these
allegations, saying it is a complete
lie and just one of the many evil
plots to dent the image of CAN’s
leadership as well as to rubbish its
integrity.
Meanwhile, Bishop Emmah Isong,
Chairman, Pentecostal Fellowship of
Nigeria (PFN) in Cross River State
also accused Director General (DG)
of the APC presidential campaign
council, Governor Amaechi of
bribing 500 pastors to support Gen.
Buhari.

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