Rise Up And Vote For A Candidate Who Has Nigeria’s Best Interests at Heart – Ortom Encourages Christians to Avoid Partisanship

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has urged Christians not to vote along party lines in the 2023 general election, which is less than two months away.
The governor stated that at this point in the country’s history, Christians should vote for a candidate who is competent and has Nigeria’s best interests at heart.

Only such a candidate, he believes, can save the country from its current economic and security problems.

According to Track News, Ortom told delegates at the 2022 annual convention of the All Nations Evangelism Ministries (ANEM) in Makurdi, the state capital, that with the country’s multiple socioeconomic and security challenges, Christians would need to rise up and vote, not partisanship but leaders with the nation’s interest at heart.

He urged Christians not to get carried away by candidates who do not have the best interests of the country in mind.

The governor urged Christians in the state to continue praying for the state’s progress, saying that it is not an easy task to stand firm for the interests of his people, but that he would not be deterred by prayers.

“The 2023 election will be different,” Ortom predicted. We will not make the mistake of voting based on political parties. According to the election, we will vote in 2023. Nobody should deceive you.

“You must protect your future and the future of your children.” You must save the future of those who attend Church, and you have the ability to save the Churches. Vote for your preferred candidate, but make sure it is someone who will not work against you tomorrow. Don’t vote according to political parties. Let them not deceive us again.

“In 2023 we don’t just need a President, we need someone who will deliver us from insecurity, economic woes, diminishing social life, corruption and all those things that are pulling us apart.

“Don’t be carried away by all kinds of falsehood, tricks and lies and deceit by those who do not mean well for us. Let no one persuade you to vote against our country’s best interests. Pray to God and vote for the right candidates, and I am confident that God will respond.