The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria has asked Nigerians to make the right kind of choices as the country prepares for the 2023 general elections.
“The only reasonable political consideration now left to choose from, irrespective of our tribe, tongue and religious belief is between truth and falsehood, the good and the bad, the oppressed and the oppressor, the loyal and disloyal citizens of Nigeria,” said Reverend Father Michael Nsikak Umoh during a media parley in Abuja at the weekend.
“There are the only two parties that matter in the country now.”
Father Umoh said Nigerian must rise in unison to act and led their voices to all that is good and noble in order to save the country.
“It is time to wise up and correct mistakes of the past that have plunged the nation into the excruciating pains we now experience. We cannot wait for another chance, if we are blessed to have this one: and we may not have another chance to rescue this nation if we fail to take advantage of this one,” he said.
According to him, every good citizen of Nigeria must go out to obtain their voters card, while the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) must ensure that the process is made easy for the people and the people’s voice are made to count during election.
He further stated that the next dispensation would not give room for trading blames or for those petty partisanships which have often been defined along tribal, ethnic, religious or political affiliations.
“These tools, in the hands of typical politicians, have been used for too long to mesmerize and exploit the people, most politicians use them as smokescreen to hide their clandestine interests and ambitions.”
