Constitutional lawyer Jiti Ogunye has warned religious leaders it is unlawful to engage in political campaign based on religion or tribe.
Specifically, he condemned a Christian cleric who threatened his congregation with hell if they fail to vote in “the favour of the Church”.
In Ogunye’s view, the cleric’s comment violated the Electoral Act, 2022 and was thus, “a criminal offence.”
The lawyer’s comment on his Facebook page was directed at a trending video of Bishop David Abioye, the First Vice President of the Living Faith Church Worldwide.
Abioye is the Senior Pastor of the Abuja church, Living Faith Church, Goshen City with over 30,000 worshippers.
In the video, Abioye advised Christians to only vote in favour of the church or risk eternal damnation.
Ogunye responded in a post titled “COURTING ELECTORAL CRIME IN THE NAME OF GOD”.
The lawyer, quoted portions of Abioye’s remarks in the video, wherein he said:“This is a clear instruction, when it is time to vote vote only in the favour of the Church not for your party. Any believer that sells out his faith in the name of party is heading for hell”.
Condemning the cleric, the activist-lawyer showed by way of the law, why Abioye was wrong.
Ogunye said: “The above quoted statement is contained in a video being circulated in the cyberspace. It was made allegedly by a high ranking pastor, a man of God, of one of the Pentecostal Churches in Nigeria, “regarding the forthcoming 2023 Elections.
Credit : THE NATION.
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