MARCH 9: DON’T SHED BLOOD BECAUSE OF VOTES, CATHOLIC PRIEST WARNS

MARCH 9: DON’T SHED BLOOD BECAUSE OF VOTES, CATHOLIC PRIEST WARNS

From Izunna Okafor

Ahead of Saturday’s Governorship and Houses of Assembly elections across the country, the Spiritual Director, Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Uke, Anambra State, Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Obimma, popularly known as Fr. Ebube Muonso, has admonished Nigerians to shun killing of innocent citizens that characterized the February 23 presidential and national assembly elections; where many people lost their lives across the country.

Fr. Ebube Muonso, who spoke during the First Sunday of the Month Anointing Service at the Blessed Iwene Tansi Catholic Church Umudioka, Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, cited killing of 35 persons as reported by the Civil Liberties Organization (CLO) in the last presidential election across the federation.

He pleaded with voters not to engage in any form of electoral malpractice but to ensure that the processes of electing new leaders are hitch free.

He said: ‘’2019 general elections, particularly this Governorship and House of Assembly elections should be a brotherly contest and not a war. We should use our votes to select our leaders, not guns.

‘’I encourage the aspirants to be mindful of their languages during campaigns; as they’re expected to embrace issues-based campaigns as well as refrain from campaigns that will involve religious incitement or ethnic/tribal profiling.

He appealed on traditional rulers, market leaders and political party leaders to ensure that they don’t continue to send youths to kill, maim and burn electoral materials just for the selfish intention of winning at all costs.