2023 Election: Don’t Preach Hatred, CAN Tells Religious Leaders

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has cautioned religious leaders to desist from sermons and speeches that will further the division in the country ahead of the 2023 general elections.Information Guide Nigeria

Rev Dr Daniel Okoh, the National President of CAN who revealed this, said the Christian body is open to dialogue with other religious bodies and groups on how to move Nigeria forward.

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He stated in Lagos during a reception dinner organised in his honour by the Organisation of African Instituted Churches (OAIC), the bloc on which platform he was elected as CAN president in July.

“We will find ways to engage people of other religions. We don’t have a choice than to find ways to live together. We have fought our battles in the past. We have an advantage to harness our diversities. As Church leaders, we must only say things that will bring us together.

“My responsibility is not to say things that will divide us. If that is why people think I am here, they are mistaken. When we speak hate, we build a culture of hate and violence while misleading the younger generation.

“We have hated ourselves in the past but this is the time of healing. I am not saying we must give up our faith. We will use the method and approach of Jesus, which is engagement and we will not compromise our faith in the process,” he said.

“Nigerians are divided enough. We don’t want politicians or candidates that will remind us of our diversities. We need solutions to unemployment, insecurity, banditry, and inflation.“We don’t want to be told of our religious and political differences. Our politicians should tell us what they plan to do and how they want to fix Nigeria. They should campaign based on issues not sentiments. We don’t want hate speeches that will further polarise Nigeria,” he said.JAMB Result

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