2023: Show Discipline; Shun Violence During Campaign, Kukah Urges Politicians

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has urged  political actors to demonstrate the highest levels of discipline as parties prepare for campaigns ahead of the 2023 general elections.

Kukah made the call at the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation’s 2022 peace conference on Tuesday in Abuja.

The bishop, a panelist at the conference, said electoral violence in Nigeria was attributable to lack of discipline among political actors.

“Ordinary Nigerians have no problem with religion; it is the manipulation and systemic manipulation of our different identities that are responsible for our violence,’’ he stressed.

He charged religious leaders to do their best to sensitise the public on the need for peace, but insisted that political actors must play their roles in ensuring peace and eschewing violent conduct.