The Spiritual Director, Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Uke, Anambra State, Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Obimma, popularly known as Fr. Ebubemonso, on Monday literally wept for Nigeria on the sufferings the citizens are facing, insisting that this Saturday’s general election would determine the country’s future. He said it was time to build a new Nigeria. He called on all Nigerians to be part of “the imminent change” by voting massively on Saturday for better governance and assured future for their children, even those yet unborn.

The cleric appealed to the electorate to come out en masse and vote to determine the new Nigeria everyone is yearning for even as he begged Nigerians, particularly youths often used as cannon fodder by politicians, to shun all forms of electoral violence during this Saturday’s rescheduled 2019 Presidential and National Assembly elections.

Fr. Ebubemonso, who spoke while addressing a mammoth crowd at his Adoration Ministry at Uke, at the weekend, noted that at every contest one person must emerge victorious. He advised that no life of any Nigerian is worth losing in the name of electoral failure or victory. The cleric thus urged all Nigerians, especially those in positions of authority in the religious and political circles as well as markets, to ensure that they mobilise for peace rather than crisis as it pays no one any good.

The Adoration Ministry Spiritual Director prayed for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) under the chairmanship of Professor Mahmood Yakubu to conduct hitch-free elections that would be judged by all, both nationally and internationally, as free, fair and credible.

Fr Obimma insisted that there is no alternative to a harmonious co-existence amongst the entire citizenry, hence everybody should pursue peace during the elections even as he lauded the peace initiative commitments entered by candidates at all levels for the 2019 general elections.

He called for a community spirit among Nigerians to enable them come out during Saturday’s rescheduled elections and urged them not to be discouraged with the postponement of the presidential election last week by INEC but to mobilise themselves and vote for a candidate of their choice.

Fr. Ebubemonso called on the electorate not to allow anything to dampen their spirits or discourage them from coming out en masse to vote a candidate of their choice.

He commended the leadership of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) led by Nnamdi Kanu for suspending the stay-at-home order for better participation and hitch-free elections in the South East in particular and Nigeria at large.

Fr. Ebubemonso said: “This is time for change and I beg Nigerians to uphold democracy by coming out to exercise their franchise. Don’t mortgage your conscience. Don’t mortgage your future. Don’t allow anybody to buy your conscience. If this government has not been fair to the poor masses and have not provided dividends of democracy, don’t vote them back but if not why not! There is need for change for a better Nigeria.

“Agitation is good but agitate with your votes because your PVC is your power, your authority and your right. I believe that a successful businessman and an expert in Economics have what it takes to be the leader of Nigeria. I appeal to Nigerians to come out and vote. We pray that INEC will conduct free and fair elections and give the world a credible result because the world is looking at us as a country and our Lord is watching.

“I want Nigerians to vote for somebody who has the capacity to move the country forward and may our youths and everybody at that shun all forms of electoral violence because the election is not worth of losing any Nigerian life. There is no alternative for peace, win or lose, shun violence in all ramifications.”