Senior Pastor of the Latter Rain
Assembly and former Vice Presidential candidate on the platform of the Congress
for Progressive Change (CPC), Pastor Tunde Bakare, has advocated the
postponement of the 2015 elections in the face of the security challenges
confronting the nation. Speaking at last Sunday’s Thanksgiving ceremony held in
the Church, Pastor Bakare said:
“Even if elections are held
successfully in some parts of the country, would the results be conclusive
without elections in the troubled parts? How would displaced persons cast their
votes or are they automatically disenfranchised? How safe would massive
campaign rallies be?”
The clergyman proceeded to
recommend a two year “transitional government” to adopt the report of the
recently concluded National Conference in order to avoid the backlash that may
trail the elections.
“In my capacity as a servant of
God and a watchman mandated to warn the nation ahead of impending danger, I
have already made it clear that we need a transitional government to pilot our
nation out of this chaos before we can talk about elections. He who has ears
let him hear because, at this sensitive period in our polity, when the nation
seems to be tottering on the precipice, is a General Election the solution to
our crises, or will elections aggravate the problem”, asked the revered clergy
man.
Hmmm… tough choice, you’d say…
Source: newswirengr.com
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