"Don't disappoint Nigerians" -Christian religious body urges Buhari

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April 17, 2015 5:21 PM

The Christian body also advised the President-elect not to appoint corrupt politicians who may have been pressurizing him for positions in his team and also to cut down the size of his government to make money available for social and economic development

President elect, Muhammadu Buhari

The Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC) has appealed to the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, not to disappoint Nigerians on his promise of fight against corruption, unemployment, erratic power supply, insecurity, poor infrastructure, among other ills causing great trouble.

The President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, Samson Ayokunle, who stated this in Owerri, the Imo State capital during a media conference ahead of the 102 annual convention of the Baptist Church, commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for conducting “credible elections throughout the Federation”.

According to Dr. Ayokunle, “INEC through the credible conduct of the 2015 general elections has given the country a new and better name before the international community.”

He however urged the Commission to ensure that all complaints emanating from the elections are addressed and elections rescheduled in places where need be.

The Convention also lauded President Goodluck Jonathan for laying the foundation for a credible election and accepting defeat, “we equally congratulate the outgoing President for making possible credible elections. It appears unprecedented in our nation. He had prevented bloodshed in the nation by calling the President-elect and congratulating him. He is the hero of our democracy.”

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