Most Ignatius Kaigama, Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, has warned the presidential candidates jostling for the 2023 elections against deceiving Nigerians with unrealistic campaign promises.
The candidates included Bola Ahmed Tinubu (All Progressives Congress); Atiku Abubakar (Peoples Democratic Party); Peter Obi (Labour Party) and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (New Nigeria Peoples Party) and others.
Kaigama further tabled an agenda for the candidates to include the resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons, rebuilding of terrorised communities and confronting the security challenges as the country squares up for the election in 2023.
Kaigama stated these in his New Year Message obtained in Abuja on Saturday.
He said, “Our prayer during this year is that peace will flow like a river and social progress, human solidarity and development will characterize all of 2023. Politicians who are on the campaign trail now should do so without hatred, bitterness, incitement or misinformation. They should exercise caution that they do not make wild and unrealistic campaign promises that deep in their hearts they know are not workable.
“Christians, Muslims, African traditional religionists and others are the ones to choose the next President of Nigeria. We should set our eyes and attention only on the leaders who are ready to tackle the culture of hostility, violence, banditry, kidnapping, religious persecution, poverty, and unemployment; failure to see that sensitive and core appointments be spread fairly to those very well qualified in the different geo-political zones”, the statement read in part.
