13th December, 2010
Christian leaders in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria have predicted free and fair elections in next year’s general election.
Speaking at the 14th Thanksgiving/N10 million Fund Raising Convention of the Overcomers Prayer Assembly, the church leaders said God would intervene in the affairs of the nation.
General Overseer, Cherubim and Seraphim Movement, Ayo ni o, Prophet Gabriel Fakeye predicted that the elections would be free and fair and that God would see the nation through.
He, however, warned that some disgruntled elements would want to cause crisis in the country between January and February next year but that God would thwart their efforts and salvage the nation.
On the theft of the Direct Data Capture machines, DDC, Fakeye urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to change the configuration of the machines and adopt a system whereby the machines would be tamper-proof.
Former Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Arch Bishop Adeyemi Adetilade expressed hope that the elections would be free and fair but wants more Christians to be involved in politics.
The General Overseer, Overcomers Prayer Assembly, Rev. Sam Ogedengbe was optimistic that the nation would have a free and fair election in 2011 and that leaders who would fear God would emerge.
According to him, the theft of the DCC machines had raised apprehension in several quarters that the elections would be rigged but stated that the fear of God was the main thing that would usher in credible elections next year.
He called on security agents in the country to put more efforts to enhance security in the land, and appealed to politicians trying to force themselves on the people to desist from such act as God would not allow them to rule the nation.
Former Commissioner for Education and Health, Lagos State, Dr. Leke Pitan said that with the DDC machines to be used in the voters registration exercise, it would be difficult for politicians to rig the election.
Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Rural Development, Paul Kalejaiye urged Christians to continue to pray for the nation ahead of the 2011 elections, saying that their prayers would usher in peace and smooth polls next year.
“Irrespective of what happened, the 2011 elections will be peaceful and fair. God will give us leaders with the fear of God in them,†he said.
—Kazeem Ugbodaga
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