The National President of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale Oke, has declared that Christians will not support any political party that fields a Muslim-Muslim ticket in the 2023 polls.
Bishop Oke spoke on Saturday in Osogbo, Osun State, during the celebration of the 30th anniversary of PFN in the state.
Oke, in a statement, by the state Director of Media, Bishop Seun Adeoye explained that Nigeria is a secular state and that Christians will not fold their arms to allow a situation where the president and the vice-president would be Muslims.
He warned that the church will be against another Muslim taking over from President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
“The Church in Nigeria is saying no to a Muslim-Muslim ticket. We are going to mobilise the church against such political party. PFN has 65 million people and we will vote against such party.
“Obasanjo handed over to Yar’adua, Yar’adua to Jonathan and Jonathan to Buhari and who else should Buhari hand over to if not a Christian?”
The PFN president also condemned the gruesome killing of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto state saying, “killing in the name of religion is barbaric, unrighteous, ungodly and demonic.”
“It is regrettable that one of our daughters was stoned to death and set ablaze. We urge all religious leaders in Nigeria to educate their adherents,” he added.
“Nigeria is not again in the stone age. It is a criminal offence and the killers should be fished out and brought to book. They are killers and the punishment meant for killers be meted on them.”
He further urged PFN members to get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and vote out corrupt political leaders.
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