VOTE, PROTECT AND WAIT UNTIL YOUR VOTE IS COUNTED: A charge delivered By Bishop Elect, His Excellency Ambassador Rev Bright Otso

A call has been made to Nigerians to vote and defend their votes with determination and tenacity in the forthcoming general elections.

The call was made by The Senior Pastor of The Lighthouse Communion Church International Jos, Nigeria, a UN Global Peace Ambassador, a Chaplain, and The  Bishop Elect, Rev Bright Otso Samuel,  according to the  statement made during a Christian gathering in Jos North of Plateau State on Sunday 25th September 2022, He commended the commitment of Nigerians to see a new Nigeria is born and the  level of political awareness among  people, most especially Christians in Plateau State and urged them not to be moved by the threat or intimidation to frustrate electoral process come February 2023.

The Christian leader and UN Peace Ambassador, who described the forthcoming election as a litmus test for recently sign electronic transmission bill into law by President Mohammadu Buhari and major opportunity to change Nigeria for better, he called on the electorates to get involve in the process and prepare themselves, mobilize people from door to door and adopt legal methods to defend their votes in the 2023 general election. It should not be business as usual, vote and protect your votes, make sure your votes count. 

“We cannot make any change if we do not vote and defend our votes in the forthcoming elections; we must exercise rare courage, steadfastness and bravery to stand with our votes after casting them and ensure the results are well documented, transmitted  and announced before us by the INEC officials” he stated.

“The police and army are to protect the rights of electorates, so we must all be aware of this fact and not be intimidated by the presence of armed forces in our various polling units. As a Pastor and minister of the Gospel I will personally mobilize my colleagues to put on their Caps, shirts and jean to vote and wait until the votes are counted and announced before the people, thus I charge you again to be fully prepared against any abnormality in the 2023 presidential election by being brave and valiant to monitor your votes during the coming election,” he added.

The Bishop Elect decried the present situation in the country, stating that the country is worse off than it was ten years ago and urged the people to reject incompetence, recycling of politicians, vote buying in whatever form or Financial inducement  come 2023 general elections. Also he admonished Nigerians to put all religion, regional, ethnic and party sentiments aside and  vote for a new Nigeria of our dream.

God Bless our Dear Country 

Long live The Federal Republic of Nigeria 

H. E Ambassador Rev Bright Otso Samuel

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