Primate of the Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, has said that the 2015 elections will determine Nigeria’s future.
Okoh, who spoke at the dedication and hand-over of St. Peter’s Church, Umuchu, Anambra State, built and donated by a philanthropist, Godwin Ezeemo, at the weekend, said the importance of the election is one reason why nobody should sit on the fence. “Nigeria has a very big project this year and that is the elections. You cannot be neutral. Get your own voter’s card to decide who will rule over you”, he said. Okoh, however, also predicted that the country will be greater than what it is now and that the evil of insurgency “cannot be the end of Nigeria. Everybody must join hands and fight evil of insurgency”. He warned that nobody should encourage crisis in Nigeria because if there is any, nobody will be safe. He praised Ezeemo for donating the church and urged people to trust that God is the ultimate in their lives. To the people of Umuchu, Okoh urged them to run to the house of God for protection and to seek the face of God in time of persecution. He also emphasised that the church having been dedicated is no longer ordinary house but a holy place. Daily Independent