The Christian Association of Nigeria, or CAN, has proclaimed that no politician is the Messiah ahead of the 2027 elections.
One Precious Oruche, aka Mama Pee, and other political figures were cautioned by CAN’s president, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, not to include Jesus Christ in party conflicts prior to the election.
This followed Mama Pee’s recent remarks, in which she made a political statement on Peter Obi and the 2027 presidential contest while referencing Jesus Christ.
According to the Christian organisation, the incident served as a warning that political fervour, particularly among Christians, should not conflate devotion to Christ with support for a candidate.
“Jesus Christ is not a political candidate, a campaign slogan or a weapon to advance one politician against another.
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“We are free to support Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar, Bola Tinubu or any other candidate. We are equally free to criticise them,” Archbishop Okoh said.
The Christian association urged Nigerians to concentrate on the issues that will determine the country’s future.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has attributed his emergence as Nigeria’s President and the election of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke to the will of God, urging the governor to use his position to promote unity, peace, stability and democracy.
Tinubu spoke when Adeleke visited him at the Presidential Villa in Abuja following his victory in the Osun State governorship election.
The President told Adeleke that political office should not be viewed merely as the product of individual political calculations or the efforts of supporters, stressing that divine providence ultimately determines who occupies positions of authority.
“You can give thanks to some people. Not the way you sang it or celebrate it. It’s the way you act it,” Tinubu said.
Reflecting on his own political journey, the President added: “Use me as an example, and I got here. God put me here.”Religion & Belief
Tinubu similarly told Adeleke: “Where you are today, God put you there.
