The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has directed Christians to vote for their preferred candidates based on criteria of character, competence, capacity and policies, in the 2023 general election.
In a video going viral, the Senior Pastor of the Family Worship Centre, Sarah Omakwu, read out the directives to church members in Abuja.
Speaking on the criteria stipulated by CAN, the association emphasized that on character, the candidate must possess the following, “the fear of God, honesty and truthfulness, respect for the rule of law, justice and fairness for all, respect for religious and ethnic diversity, compassion and discipline, clean and credible lifestyle.”
CAN further state that the candidate’s record must show ” no membership of cult, no involvement in drugs and witchcraft; no fanaticism, no relationship to Boko Haram or another violent religious group.”
On Competence, it urged Christians to look out for “Quality performance in previous positions, good education sufficient to manage a complex society, effective management of human and natural resources.”
Regarding capacity, the committee stated that any aspirant must have the ability to envision transformation, the ability to communicate the vision to diverse peoples, the ability to effectively execute the vision of transformations, as well as proof of good health, sound mind and physical fitness for the job.
As for policies, CAN advised the church to vote only for presidential candidates that support state police, restructuring, and ranching, among other things.
On policies, CAN further state, “State police, religious neutrality of the Nigerian state, enforcement of fundamental human rights of all Nigerians, restructuring to decentralize governance, equitable and enforceable sharing of executive offices, equal ethnic and religious representation in military and Security agencies, self-determination for all Nigerian people, no to ruga, yes to ranching, education and free healthcare to all Nigerians (including Almajiri), no open grazing (rather modernization of animal husbandry), local control of the local economy, including waters, rivers and forest.”
See the full video below:
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