Use your children as thugs, Okoh tells politicians

Primate of Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Dr. Nicholas Okoh has warned politicians to engage their own children as thugs and leave the children of the poor alone

“The politicians should bring their children for thuggery and not use others while they keep their children overseas,” he said.

Condemning the killings in some parts of the country, he said: “Killing is not part of our Christian teaching, anybody who is killing people is killing himself. If anybody is sponsoring killing, he should stop it because you need a healthy society for you to rule or for you to govern and for you to occupy any political office.

We appeal to them to please allow peace to reign because it is in the atmosphere of peace that progress can take place whether in local, state or federal government level.”

“We will continue to talk about peace as we approach the election. Peace should be predicated upon justice and fairness because if you don’t talk about justice and fairness, it is difficult to realize peace. The church authorities knows those priests in politics and the church authority should talk to them personally and not general announcement.”
He urged politicians to ensure a peaceful general election in 2019, stressing that they should not see it as do or die affair. He said that politicians should do everything possible to ensure that Nigeria remains intact because, according to him, if the country is destroyed there is nowhere to contest anything again.

Okoh gave the warning yesterday during the 10th year anniversary/thanksgiving service of Diocese of Mbamili, dedication of women’s skill acquisition centre and foundation stone laying of the cathedral project held at St. Michael, Umuikwu Anam, Province of the Niger, Anambra State.

He said that politicians at this critical period should be conscious of their utterances as unguarded comments are capable of tearing the nation apart. He harped on the need for peace, justice and fairness in the exercise.
“So, in their utterance, in their mobilization of people in whatever thing they are doing, they should ensure that they did not destroy Nigeria because there is very high tension.

It looks like a do or die type of affair but there are some people who have nowhere to go. Most of them have houses abroad, so they should allow us enjoy peace here, in this local place, the only place we know or have. Whatever their position or whatever is their thinking in the political office, they should allow us to stay here in peace. Peace is the issue.”