One of the major ills militating against the growth and development of Nigeria is the injection of religious sentiment into politics. It remains an uncontestable fact that religious bigots in Nigeria have over the years used religion as a tool to shape and direct how politics ought to be played in the country. A situation where political aspirants and religious leaders mobilize their followers to cast aspersions on opponents because of differences in faith, is not only absurd and outrageous but a gross and flagrant abuse of our belief system.

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