Don't cause ethnic and religious crises in Nigeria – Popular Cleric to Peter Obi after Shiloh visit

Adewale Giwa, the Senior Pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry in Akure has warned Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party against thinking visiting churches around the country will land him the presidency.

According to Giwa, Peter Obi shouldn't be visiting churches because votes from the Christian community cannot make him win the coming presidential election in 2023.

The cleric made this known to his congregants in Akure, the Ondo State capital on Sunday, December 11.

The cleric warned politicians to desist from acts capable of further causing religious violence in Nigeria.

He advised politicians to choose the right marketing channels that could make them win elections rather than play to the gallery.

Giwa said: “Stop playing to the gallery and do what is right in the eyes of God. Why do you think the church alone can give you [Obi] the votes you expect? No sir.

Don’t try to further cause ethnic and religious crises; we are yet to resolve the ongoing one. Muslim and Christian brothers and sisters had been relating well in the past, not until when politicians came to cause division between them.

“You come from a minority ethnic group, you need to love all and carry everyone along. You have the potential to become a president of Nigeria someday or in years to come, but not now.

“Start working towards it and build your resume; You need a lot of work to do, too, by building your party from the units to the wards, local governments, and states before the federal government. If it takes you ten years to do so, please, do.”

His comment comes off the back of Obi's recent visit to Living Faith Church to attend the annual Shiloh program.