President Bola Tinubu has urged Christian leaders to promote peace and responsible participation in the electoral process. He recently had his say in Abuja at the 2026 International Synod of Charismatic Archbishops, Bishops and Apostles, held at the National Christian Centre.
Warning against the use of the pulpit to incite violence or deepen divisions, Tinubu urged the Church to play a greater role in peacebuilding and national security by helping to bridge denominational and religious divides.
He added that political contests are temporary, and Nigeria would remain beyond the elections.
His words, “As charismatic bishops and fathers of faith, you have a decisive role to play in helping to ensure that Nigeria does not lose.
I urge you, therefore, to encourage peaceful and consensual participation in the election.
You should raise your voices against anti-democratic practices, such as vote buying, hate speech and the weaponisation of ethnicity or religion.
To uphold the enviable level of uninterrupted democratic governance, you should demand issue-based campaigns and caution political actors whose ambition must never be placed above national peace and interest.
This charge would, however, be incomplete if I do not admonish you to please refrain from turning the pulpit into an instrument of incitement instead of the sanctuary of conscience. An election is a contest for profits.
We commend our citizens for their patriotism and resilience, and assure them that it will never be in vain, as promised.”
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