Prelate challenges INEC on credible elections

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The Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Dr. Samuel Uche, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) to ensure, free and fair election as the 2019 election draws near.

The prelate spoke to journalists at the 28th Convocation ceremony and Investiture of New Chancellor Of The West Africa Theological Seminary (WATS), held on Friday in Lagos.

Dr. Samuel said the commission should not allow vote-buying or vote-selling but discharge its duties according to what the constitution dictates.

“As the election draws near, my advice is that poll should be credible. The electoral body should never be biased; they should not use military or police to harass or intimidate people.

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“They should not allow vote-buying or vote-selling. Let people vote and let their votes count. There should be no rigging and manipulation of results. Whoever wins from whichever party should be given mandate” he said.

The prelate, who unveiled his agenda for the seminary as he emerged the new chancellor, promised to focus on the spiritual content, and quality, and moral integrity of the training.

He stated: “My drive is to make this enviable institution a great one, cynosure of all eyes so that people will see that something is happening here.

“What’s much a matter to me is the spiritual formation. The spiritual content of the training, spiritual quality and moral integrity of those who train here is what will transform Nigeria and everything else” he added

While Dr. Samuel urged the graduands to distinguish themselves from others, avoid preaching prosperity at the expense of spirituality and and be salvation-minded.

“They should know that they are different from the world and they have been trained in a solid and well-trained theological seminary.

“They should not go out there to do like others because there are people who have bastardised the Christian message, thinking that only prosperity should be preached.

“They should never forget the Cross of Jesus Christ. They should never forget resurrection because this ephemeral body will decay, decomposed but the most important theory is the life thereafter and that’s what all of us are preparing for,” he said.