The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, have said that the 2023 general election may not hold.
The clergy man faulted the level of insecurity in most parts of the country saying he doesn’t see the election holding on the date set by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
According to him, that the election will be postponed in most parts of the country due to insecurity.
He berated the government for failing to address the security issues the country is facing adding that no part of the country is safe.
Speaking through his spokesman, Oluwatosin Osho, the cleric called on religious bodies to brace up and put security in place both physically and spiritually.
He said: “Our security situation is going to be alarming because the security network is weak, and the government has not taken steps to address it. Nowhere is safe in Nigeria as we speak; attackers have been penetrating churches and abducting pastors; it’s sad.
“Christians should brace up to put security in place both physically and spiritually because this government will not be able to handle the issue till 2023. The security situation of the country will also affect the elections in 2023; the date will be shifted again due to the security crisis that will be facing the country.
“The fact is churches, mosques, students, schools, and even security operatives are not safe; only God will help us with this issue of insecurity because the suicide bombers and killers are ready to destroy the security network in Nigeria.
“Everyone has to be vigilant, especially in churches. Church leaders must take the security of their members very seriously. I expect the CAN chairman to have called for meeting to address stakeholders in Christendom on security issues in churches.”
