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He did say It, the source is from ariseTV! A well known anti APC platform

Cyynthia:
He never said that... Dont mind those twisting his speech

Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Rev. Matthew Kukah, on Monday, said Nigeria did not need a messiah in 2023, but a true leader who would give the whole country, irrespective of tribe, tongue, or faith, a sense of belonging and proper direction. Kukah said Nigerians could not afford another mistake of pinning their hopes on some messiah-like figure.

The priest spoke in Abuja while delivering a keynote address at a forum on political communication and issue-based campaign in the 2023 general election, organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) and the Kukah Centre.

Kukah was joined at the event by Senate President Ahmed Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila.

The bishop stated that the country’s identity politics had not been properly managed over time. He said the tension raised by the Muslim-Muslim presidential preference of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in saner moments, should not have arisen.

Lawan raised concern about the intemperate campaign language and seeming jettisoning of issue-based campaigns for inconsequential vituperations by parties contesting offices in 2023.

Gbajabiamila shared Lawan’s position on the need for political parties, their candidates, and spokespersons to focus on issues. The speaker warned that some persons were already violating the provisions of the Electoral Act guiding conducts during elections. He urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to pay attention to such developments.

Delivering the keynote address, Kukah said, “Nigerians don’t need a messiah this time. We can’t make the same mistake this time. We are the children, the last generation; we are the ones they left behind. The next election should ensure every Nigerian gets a seat in the tent.”

He stated that in a saner clime, issues of religion should not dominate the political discourse on the eve of a critical general election. He said Nigerians needed to be given a sense of belonging, irrespective of their ethnic, political or religious beliefs, adding that anti-corruption campaign message would not be fashionable in the forthcoming elections, as Nigerians have seen it all.

Kukah stated, “I hear conversations on the quality of campaigns and how this campaign should be conducted. A campaigner seeks to draw your attention and there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s not that politicians are bad people; this is not the issue.

“It’s like people, who have won election will tell you: ‘maybe what we thought were the issues, when we were outside, now we are inside, it’s different.’ The challenge, therefore, almost like everything else in life, it’s about readjusting and figuring out how to make things work.

“The greatest challenge for us is that our identity politics has not been well managed. The most important ingredient in politics is diversity. You have heard me in the last seven years or so, I have been relentless. I am convinced beyond reasonable doubt that, had we developed the skills to manage diversity effectively and efficiently, that’s what is happening in other parts of the world,” the Bishop said.

According to him, “The question for every politician is, what do I want to be known for? Nigeria has produced some dramatic politicians. There are people, who can hold you spellbound. Every campaign must be characterised by a slogan. Nigeria politicians need to understand that wiping out corruption campaign no longer works. Nigerians are looking for a country they can believe in.

“Our identities are not a problem. Religion is not actually a problem. When you talk about issue-based campaign, there has to be an aggregate of safety: how do you manage a country like Nigeria with so many religious and other differences?

“People have to get a sense that they are in this, too. I think that when we talk about what the issue should be for 2023 election, it’s basically same thing we have been talking. Every Nigerian has looked himself in the mirror and asked themselves, whether I’m a Christian or Muslim, am I better off now? Under saner moments, we shouldn’t be talking about Muslim-Muslim tickets.

“The questions Nigerians are asking are legitimate and it’s the responsibility of these politicians to deal with it. We need to re-image Nigeria. The Nigeria we have today is not something many of us can recognise.”

In his remarks, Lawan asserted that the emergence of presidential candidates for political parties and the appointment of media spokespersons had thrown up the question of how political messages should be crafted and delivered and the consequence of messaging for the broader polity.

The senate president lamented that in recent times, election campaigns had shifted from the core issues of governance to irrelevant and frankly nonsensical attacks on the personalities of the various candidates. He said politicians had once again distracted Nigerians from assessing those who sought political office based on the merit of their views.

He noted that the 9th National Assembly had taken deliberate steps to strengthen the democratic process, particularly, through the passage of the 2022 Electoral Act, which made numerous changes aimed at improving transparency and voter confidence.

Lawan said the legislature had ensured that the needed funds were provided to INEC to deliver hitch-free elections. He added that the meeting of the key players in the various political parties was intended to discuss the critical issue of campaign framing, stem the tide of negative campaigning, and create harmony.

According to the senate president, “Since independence, elections in Nigeria have been characterised by polarising rhetoric and deep-seated divisions relating to ethnicity, religion and other primordial sentiments. These are well captured in the literature on elections and governance in Nigeria that show the damaging effects of negative campaigning over the years.

“Against this background, and ahead of the commencement of campaigns, this forum assumes an even greater significance. The proliferation of the Internet and social media platforms and the growing culture of fake news pose new threats to our collective existence. Politicians at all levels must be cognisant of this and take measures to mitigate them.

“For the first time since 1999, our campaigns have moved from substantive issues to inconsequential and sometimes, vile vituperations. We have shifted our focus from the core issues of governance to irrelevant and frankly nonsensical attacks on the personalities of the various candidates. Inadvertently, we are also exploiting primordial sentiments for political purposes, not minding the danger this poses to our democratic experiment.”

Supporting Lawan’s views, Gbajabiamila lamented that some key provisions of the Electoral Act, particularly, regarding political campaigns, had been violated. He identified the use of intemperate, slanderous and base language as well as insinuations targeted at provoking violent reactions or emotions as some of the violations.

The speaker said it was easy to hurl insults at opponents, but it took discipline, focus and political maturity to make campaigns issue-based. He warned that it was a great disservice to Nigerians to focus on frivolous and inconsequential issues.

Gbajabiamila stressed that the legislature was keen on forestalling the tendency for the political class to exploit cultural differences to further inordinate political agendas.

Gbajabiamila urged media organisations to focus on protecting democracy and the rights of citizens to hold politicians and the government accountable.

He stated, “As we prepare to commence campaign activities, precisely nine days from today, (statutorily for a period of 150 days before polling day), it is critical that we familiarise ourselves with the rules of the game and set ourselves a basic standard of conduct, mainly, because of our place as leaders and weight that our utterances carry among our supporters and followers.

“The Electoral Act 2022, one of the most significant legislations passed by the National Assembly since 1999, contains critical provisions on the conduct of political campaigns. Section 92 states that ‘a political campaign or slogan shall not be tainted with abusive language directly or indirectly likely to injure religious, ethnic, tribal or sectional feelings’.

“Sub-section 2 is even more direct in its prohibition of intemperate, slanderous or base language, insinuations, or innuendoes designed or likely to provoke violent reactions or emotions. INEC must uphold and strictly implement the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022 and the Regulations and Guidelines. In this regard, INEC’s messaging should be simple, direct and devoid of ambiguities.

“The media occupies a central position in political campaigns and can be the difference between peaceful and destructive campaigns. However, at its worst, media can inadvertently enable the spread of false information and fuel uncivil discourse, breeding voter cynicism and distrust. This happens when the media chooses to focus on sensational news items and the personalities of individual politicians rather than substantive issues.”

Earlier, in his welcome address, Director General, NILDS, Professor Abubakar Sulaiman, said political messages must be tailored to sustain Nigeria’s democracy.

Sulaiman said the build-up to the 2023 general election raised genuine concerns about the pattern of public communication among political actors, their publicity agents, and other related stakeholders, especially, those actively engaged in media and communication.

On his part, Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, represented by Director of Performing Arts, National Council for Arts and Culture, Sam Agi, noted that hate speech, misinformation and other ways of manipulating messages were apparent. He tasked politicians on grassroots mobilisation during campaigns.

Chairman of Interparty Advisory Council (IPAC) and presidential candidate of Action Democratic Party (ADP), Yabaji Sani, assured that candidates would run issue-based campaigns.

Chairman, Senate Committee on Media, Bashiru Ajibola, in his goodwill message, said, “It is very shocking that ahead of the general election, we are already getting it wrong. What we hear ahead of the election is status report on age, health, religion of candidates, and other mundane issues. We should channel our energy to get the democracy to work to lift our people out of the vicious cycle of poverty.”

https://www.arise.tv/2023-ideally-muslim-muslim-presidential-ticket-shouldnt-be-an-issue-says-bishop-kukah/amp/

You can tell him the difference, unless the massage pain u!

KingsCity:
Find out the difference between lose and loose

I don't know the type of school you people go to these days

Your family picture

Qtrpst4:
Look at the worse COAS in Nigeria talking, an armygenerlthat recruited boko haram into the army. A shame of a man. Thief.

No wonder nah only thieves dey endorse tifnubu

Nyamuri has done what they are good at

Nanuu of Enugu state!

On Tinubu mandate we stand!

frank14011991:
1)After 2015 election they sold out the narrative that buhari have dumped tinubu after using him to win the election so that South West will not support buhari in 2019 but it did not work
2)they exaggerated the herdsmen crisis in South west to make it look like fulani wants to take over their land to sow discord between buhari and tinubu but it didn't work
3) they sold out the rumors that buhari had anointed Amaechi or osibanjo in order to cause discord between buhari and tinubu but it didn't work
4) any irrelevant politician that defects to pdp, they exaggerate it to make it look as if northerners have dumped tinubu for Atiku but it is not working
5) the likes of rekhina are making the ban on okada in Lagos make it look like tinubu is persecuting notherners but it is not working
6)they are even linking tinubu to opc crisis in the 1990s but it is not working
6)they

NC states of Kogi, kwarra, niger and nasarawa are a APC.. know this and have peace

CSTRR:
The north central is obidient.

They are not backward like you and will not vote for your backward Candidate.

Next is NE and NC state, I hope they take back the privilege just like how they treat us in south with any Muslim deputy

frank14011991:
Muslims are having a population of 80%in niger state yet Christian's were given deputy governorship slot before the likes of Jerry gana started thinking christians are more in niger, now they don't even give them deputy in niger.same thing in kaduna they thought they are more than the Muslims

Oooh sorry

Kyase:
So you did not see the “wish” in my comment abi

5k as in how?!?! I have net met or seen Tinubu in my life.. if there is anybody I should support, it should be Atiku, a fellow northerner

My support for Tinubu is base on competency and conviction

Abdu81:
What is the name of tinubu's primary school and secondary.

Who are his parents.

Anwser this question more is coming, you are supporting evil foolish, useless man, because of 5k

Don't block her pls, she would see you as weak man, she intentionally did all that to hurt u emotionally and make u look weak, and if u block her, she has won!!

Just lock up and ignore her too, in fact ghost her like she doesn't exist.. she will definitely come back

Bolubrenda:
Between the 5th to 8th weeks, everything remains the same. She kept on stylishly demanding money for hair, data, fees, etc, in which I didn't give her a dime. I decided to lock up and also stop calling or texting; she also did call or text. By the 12th week, she called me and apologized. She continued by saying she was ready to give me an answer. She said, "I am nice, but her mind is with someone else, that I should be her friend, bla..bla...bla..." I only replied with "okay" to all she said, even though she kept mute, expecting me to say something else.

I told my friends that I would block and delete her contacts, but they kept telling me not to do that, that there might be payback time one day.

Do you think I shouldn't delete and block her?

Cc: Lalasticlala Mynd44 OAM4J And Seun

MB Christian vote ur candidate, even tho we know ur votes are inconsequential

Abdu81:
Please tell me why your candidate is insulting the islam

Lol! You can continue all that antics for all I care! Just like Buhari, It won't stop Tinubu winning the election

Abdu81:
A northern supporting a tinubu good to know.

Please my first question who is contesting for the presidency in APC.

Yes including NC, no need for SS/SE

Goodnigga:
Sorry sir. U need SE, SS and also NC to win. If you are referring to NW & NE as the north

Lol even those in borno and yobe?

AdamuKD:
Shut up goat. No resonable Northerner will vote for a criminal like tilumbu

40% from the north and his reghion SW.. that should be enough

Goodnigga:
All of you are northerners, do Northern votes alone win elections?

Old news

Tinubuagbado:
They seized phones of those recording this act and deleted the pictures and videos. Someone asked why they were beating them when they didn’t see anything on them but they claimed the driver initially refused to stop, making them to waste their time,” the statement added.

Governor Matawalle said this was the fourth time the excesses of these operatives were meted to the northern youths without any incriminating materials found on them.

According to him, since the southern youths are coming to the north to carry out their business without harassment or intimidation from the region, there should be no reason to unleash such atrocities on the northern youths.


https://dailypost.ng/2022/09/19/zamfara-govt-condemns-amotekuns-alleged-maltreatment-of-northern-youths-in-southwest/

The truth is that, he can't give what he doesn't have!! He iss not known in the north, doesn't have any structure, clout and connection! And campaigning for Pandora in the north makes things even harder for him

I believe he accepted the VP slot cus he had no choice, and doesn't want to snub PO!

Haha haha keep decieving yourself in ur desperation!! The earlier u know nobody knows him in the north the better... I'm my 28yrs in existence as a northerner, I have never known what he looked like till PO choose him as VP

Abdu81:
This too I see, you don't break the north in a hurry get their elites first, I am sure this is seriously ongoing.

I mean he is from an elite political northern family, datti personally have done great for him self.

Preparing to drop LAMBA.. People should take cover!

More than enough

Goodnigga:
I like your sincerity sir. But they numbers you just quoted is not enough to win presidency sir

I, friends, family and other northerners

Goodnigga:
Who are the we?

I'm a northerner

Tinubuagbado:
All ethnic bingos are fighting to enthrone a Bigot called Tinubu the cassava man.

Yes, we are united for Tinubu

Spherica177:
The north are more united than the south

Your opinion.. As for me, I'm voting Tinubu

Na to drop LAMBA

Yamiriflathead:
Yorubas are strategizing and deploying every available machineries as they head into the 2023 elections as a United font, Yamiiriss on the other hand are fooling themselves online.
No political unison, no strategies, no structure. And when they lose the next elections now they will be crying wolf

Lol! It's like relating with PO fans recently has made u lose ur sanity and insight.

David ombughadu is PDP candidate

Kyase:
Really wish, it’s labaran maku that’s running under pdp

Barsu ai, se munafinci! It won't happen again ai

frank14011991:
christians have won governorship election in Muslim dominated state like boni haruna winning in adamawa 2003 and Patrick yakowa in 2011 but no Muslim has ever won governorship election in Christian dominated state.muslims in plateau don't even get deputy governorship slot or senator

One of Pandora's structure has just been dismantled, this nyamuri caught was hoping to drop some money in contribution to Him Tu Lie campaign

In SE, this flat.head is very hard working

Nanu!

8yrs

Thanksful:
Achievement of how many years?