In Rivers State, more than 100 clerics and prophets have endorsed Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC’s presidential candidate, and Kashim Shettima, Tinubu’s running mate.
This was stated by the spiritual leaders affiliated with Rivers Pastors Unite for Tinubu following a meeting on Monday in Port Harcourt.
They claimed that the APC presidential candidate in the 2023 election was the only one capable of resolving the numerous problems facing the nation.
None of the candidates, according to the RPUT Coordinator, Pastor Sunday Edimeh, who read their resolution, had supported the Christian community as much as Tinubu had.
But Edimeh, who is also the head of the Port Harcourt-based One Life Bible Church, made it clear that their stance solely related to the presidential election and had nothing to do with the governorship and other elections in Rivers State.
Pastor Julius Dan of the Apostolic Church of Nigeria, Apostle Stephen Ngajaekwu of Christ King of Glory, and Pastor John Monday of the QWA Iboe Church were among the other clergy members present at the gathering.
Edimeh urged Christians to support the truth and repay Tinubu’s kindness to the Christian community by mobilizing votes for him across the nation, quoting from the Bible.
He stated, “None of the leading Presidential candidates has supported the Christian community as much as Bola Tinubu.
“He has sown only good seeds on the soil of the Christian community and such should never be dismissed.
“We call on fellow clergymen and women to stand with the truth at this time. We are aware that a Presidential candidate is playing up the Christian agenda but the pertinent question is before now, how has he uplifted the Christian community?
“The choice of a running mate does not in any way, pose a threat to the Christian community.”
Continuing, Edimeh said, “Hence let us dissociate from the cold-hearted proclivities of political transition, which seek to orchestrate needless divisions based on religious grounds.
“Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has not presented any conduct to suggest his non-tolerance for the religious sentiments of all Nigerians.”
He added that Tinubu had a reputation as a leader among leaders, whose influence and expertise had stood the test of time because of his consistent displays of skill, grit, and persistence.
He said, “Bola Tinubu is indeed a kingmaker, who has nurtured numerous political proteges regardless of their religious and ethnic inclinations, as a matter of fact.”
