2023: Vote your conscience, Bishop Wale Oke tells Nigerians

President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) Bishop Wale Oke has urged Nigerians to shun electoral violence and other acts that are inimical to democracy as the country prepares for general elections in 2023.

Speaking at the 5^th edition of the Greater Nigeria Project conference of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) held on Friday at the Vineyard Christian Ministries, Ajao Estate, Lagos, Bishop Oke advised Nigerians to vote their conscience in the coming general elections.

“I will not tell you to vote for a particular candidate, vote your conscience. But I will tell you this, don’t sell your votes on Election Day because if you do, you’re mortgaging the future of your children and of this great country.

“No sentiment, vote your conscience, vote for whoever you know has the capacity to solve the problem of Nigeria irrespective of the tribe. There is hope for the future but we have to fight for it. Use your vote to deliver Nigeria.”

“Get your PVC, shun electoral violence, and use your vote to bring in a candidate that will make the country better for you and your children,” he added.

“Nigerians should not lose hope, there is a great future ahead of us. We must fight for this future. Another opportunity comes in 2023, your future is in your hands. If you sell your vote because of money, you have sold your future and the future of your children from generation to generation.

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Bishop Wale Oke who is also the President of the Sword of the Spirit Ministries advised Nigerians not to put all their hopes on politicians because men would always be humans, but God is always constant and never changes.

“Politics alone cannot save Nigeria, if we depend on the promises of politicians alone to rescue Nigeria, then we have gotten it wrong. We must also turn to God for guidance and also shun all forms of wickedness, killings, kidnappings and other vices,” he added.

In his own keynote address, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State who announced a donation of N25million for the ongoing building project of the secretariat of the Lagos State Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, implored Christian leaders to use their pulpits and influence to enlighten members of various congregation about the importance of taking part in the electoral process – assessing the various candidates and their manifestos, going out to vote for credible and competent leaders, and holding to account all those in authority.

 Speaking on the theme of the conference, ‘Greater Nigeria: A New Dawn, Revival and Transformation’, Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu said the theme “is very significant and timely for a nation like Nigeria that is destined for true greatness, and that must continue to press forward in the face of many obstacles, towards that unshakable greatness.

Governor Sanwo-Olu, who spoke passionately about his administration’s achievements in the last three and half years, said the Greater Lagos he promised the people of Lagos State is on course.

 He also assured the congregation and the people of Lagos State that he will continue to use his office for the benefits of mankind, adding that he will continue to deliver dividends of democracy to residents of Lagos State in line with THEME’s developmental agenda.