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The Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion has called on political leaders to promote peace in the country as preparations for the 2019 general elections intensify.
Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, Archbishop, Metropolitan and Primate of the Church, made the call on Wednesday while inaugurating a five-day meeting of the Standing Committee of the Church in Minna.
According to Okoh, as the elections draw closer, it is pertinent for politicians to remember that it is God who gives and takes power.
“As we see 2019 drawing closer, we wish to call on our political leaders and all politicians seeking elective positions to remember that power comes from God.
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“In whatever we do, the peace of the nation must be preserved because in a war situation everybody will be affected,’’ he said.
Okoh reminded politicians that Nigerians yearn for the dividends of democracy…
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