Rev. Uma Ukpai of
Victory Cathedral Fellowship Center, Uyo, Akwa Ibom, on Thursday announced that
the church would stop communion for members who had not collected their
Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).
Mr. Ukpai made the
announcement during a church service in Uyo and said that it was unpatriotic
for any Nigerian eligible voter not to participate in the electoral process.
He called on Nigerians
to use the opportunity provided by the rescheduling of the elections by the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to collect their PVCs to enable
them chose their leaders through the polls.
He said, “The 2015
general election is too important for a Nigerian of voting age not to
participate in electing their political leaders for the next four years.
‘’If you are a true
member of this fellowship and you have not collected your PVC, know that you
will not partake in our communion service.
‘’We must take this
election serious because we must rise up and protect our future.”
The clergyman urged
politicians to eschew violence during electioneering.
(NAN)
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