CAN President says Nigeria in 2019 will be peaceful
“The year 2019 is a crucial year to all Nigerians because it is a year of general elections. I, therefore, urge all Nigerians to make sure that they abide in peace without being involved in violence throughout the year, especially before, during and after the election.
The President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev Samson Olasupo Ayokunle, has said that the new year 2019 is crucial being that it is the year of general elections.
He however called on politicians and security agents to work towards ensuring a peaceful deliver at the polls.
Rev Ayokunle, who stated this in his New Year message, also urged Nigerians to be peaceful as they discharge their civic duty by electing leaders of their choice.
The message which is entitled “Nigeria’s Dry Bone Shall Rise Again” reads:
“On behalf of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), I bring New Year greetings to all Nigerians at home and abroad in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.
“I pray that 2019 will be a year of peace, prosperity, rest of mind and a year when the Almighty God will miraculously intervene in the affairs of our nation. Our dry bones shall rise again in Jesus’ name.
“The year 2019 is a crucial year to all Nigerians because it is a year of general elections. I, therefore, urge all Nigerians to make sure that they abide in peace without being involved in violence throughout the year, especially before, during and after the election.
“We should all distant ourselves from electoral manipulation in whatever form. I urge politicians not to be too desperate to be voted into power and get themselves involved in using thugs to cause chaos or commit electoral fraud. Vote buying is evil, all stakeholders should shun it.
“All the law enforcement agencies, especially the Police and the Nigerian Civil Defence Corps deployed to maintain peace should not compromise their neutrality by working for desperate politicians.
“The military should not be dragged into the electoral process but instead, they should be allowed to face their primary responsibilities.
“Voters should not be intimidated and election observers should not be harassed as we witnessed in recent polls. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and their personnel should maintain neutrality in their conducts before and throughout the period of the election. Let us remember that without a free, fair and credible election which will bring credible leadership, the dry bones of Nigeria will not rise again.
“It is my prayer that the year will be full of the goodness of God for us all in the name of Jesus.”
