Despite warnings and relentless cautions given by the Pentecostal fellowship of Nigeria to the All Progressive Congress against fielding a Muslim/Muslim ticket, the party has gone ahead to act contrary to warnings of the body.
In response to this action the PFN has told the party that they will meet at the polls as the body intend to deliver block votes to the most suitable candidate.
According to PFN, the goal is to elect a leader that will unite the nation despite religious differences.
PFN National President, Wale Oke, who gave the warning in Lagos on Thursday, while declaring Sunday, June 26, 2022, as a PVC Day in all its churches nationwide, however, noted that it was not against Muslim-Muslim ticket on the grounds of religion but on the basis of fairness and equity.
The body wants to elect a leader that will unite the nation and a Muslim/Muslim ticket will result in the marginalization of about 54 percent of Christians.
To help elect a suitable leader that will unite the nation, the PFN will set up a committee of people who will visit the presidential candidates to ask them questions on how they intend to handle insecurity and other issues plaguing the nation.
“A Christian-Christian and Muslim-Muslim ticket will not work for Nigeria. Muslim-Muslim ticket is unfair, it means over 54 percent of the Christian populace will be marginalised.
“If all that the church has said it and a party did not listen to our counsel, they will meet us at the poll, we will be waiting for them,” he warned.
“The voters’ apathy that has been the issue will not count in this election. After PVC Sunday, we will deliberate and provide a clear direction for the church in collaboration with CAN so that we can deliver block votes to a candidate that will unite this nation, a party that will not encourage the killing of Deborah.
“We will give all parties a fair chance. We are setting up a high-powered member committee to meet with all parties on how they will deal with insecurity and others.
“We want a just nation that caters for all its citizens no matter the religion; we encourage all believers to register and get their PVCs and wait for the instruction,” he added.
