Sultan of Sokoto, others caution religious leaders against predicting election winners

- Religious leaders have been called upon by the sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar, to promote their views with caution ahead of the 2019 general elections

- The sultan, who is also the president of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, warned politicians against heating up the polity

- Abubakar warned religious leaders to be careful about what they say to their followers in churches and mosques

Sultan of Sokoto and president of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar, has called on religious leaders to be careful while promoting their views ahead of the 2019 general elections.

The sultan, who expressed displeasure over how some clerics predict election winners, warned religious leaders that promoting their views without caution could heat up the polity, The Guardian reports.

Legit.ng gathers that the statements were made in Abuja during the second general assembly of Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace (IDFP) on Wednesday, January 16.

He said: “As religious leaders, we should be careful about what we say to our followers in churches and mosques, bearing in mind that we will all, one day, stand before Allah and account for our deeds. We should never allow ourselves to be used by any political party or candidate. If you want to support any party or candidates, do it personally.

“Religious leaders should preach love for one another and do whatever they do with the fear of God. President Buhari has given assurances that the elections will be free and fair. But are the security agencies and politicians ready?”

In his own remarks, president of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Dr Samson Ayokunle, called on security agencies to be neutral during the elections.

Ayokunle added: “Nigeria is experiencing relative peace due to prayers by the faith community. Persistent prayer is the key to getting what we want. Nigeria is one of the most fortunate countries of the world but it also has many unutilised opportunities. Religious leaders should not put the country on fire through their utterances.”

In the same vein, the Waziri of Katsina, Professor Sani Lugga, said that Muslims and Christians at all levels must ensure that there is peace in every part of the country.

He said: “Nigerian Muslim and Christian leaders at all levels must take up the challenge of ensuring religious peace, understanding and accommodation. This is the most important role that interfaith communities in Nigeria can play towards the attainment of peaceful, free, fair and credible 2019 elections."

James Igwe, a senior advocate of Nigeria, also said: “Nigerians are yet to cast their votes, yet some religious leaders are biasing the minds of voters and swaying votes from one candidate to the other. I urge interfaith leaders to use prophecies to promote peace and love and act in manners consistent with tolerance and harmony."

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) said that the credibility and preparedness of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct free, fair and credible elections in the forthcoming 2019 elections was not in doubt.

The national chairman and presidential candidate of the FJP, Dr Abraham Breakforth, said this on Tuesday, January 15, in Abuja at the end of the party's national working committee meeting and maiden state of the nation address.

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