The President of, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji, has called on the federal government to review its policy on the new naira notes.
Ugorji, who stated this yesterday during the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) held in Abuja said that the policy was causing untold hardship to people in the country.
The meeting was convened with the theme ‘Citizens’ participation in good governance in Nigeria’.
Speaking on the theme of the event, Ugorji reminded Nigerians that the 2023 elections could be a turning point for the country if Nigerians decide to make the most of the opportunity.
“The elections, if well conducted, can be a turning point in our political and economic history.
”We, therefore, urge all to play their roles maturely and creditably during the period of the general elections,” he said.
He called on politicians to be true to their intentions to make life better for the people.He warned against acts of violence that can destabilize the peace in the country.
“Any candidate who is prepared to shed blood or to spend huge sums of money to buy votes or to comprise INEC shows that he or she is seeking political office for pure self-aggrandizement,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has said that it has trained 1,200 observers from the forum to monitor the conduct of the 2023 elections across the country.
The President of CAN, Archbishop Daniel Okoh noted that the international observers from the All African Conference of Churches would also be on the ground to observe the conduct of the elections.
“This will be our modest contribution in ensuring a free, fair, and credible election in Nigeria this year,” he said.
