The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has cautioned political supporters against killing themselves as a show of support for their candidates.
According to Kukah, opposition politicians are allies competing for a piece of the national pie and shouldn’t be taken seriously because of this.
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Kukah revealed this while taking questions for the Sunrise Daily programme on Channels Television, on Tuesday.
He said;
These politicians are struggling and they’ve lived their lives struggling for the national cake which they will distribute amongst themselves. It is therefore in the interest of ordinary Nigerians to know that they have to vote to stay alive.
Kukah also said that enthusiasts of politicians “must understand that these politicians know themselves” regardless of their grandstanding and posturing.
We ordinary people must figure out how to manage our passion when it comes to politics. Don’t take seriously the grandstanding of the politicians.
All the things you see about them abusing themselves or quarreling, you will think they will never shake hands. They are very good friends, and many of them drink from the same pool. So, don’t go and kill yourself for nothing. That is what that message is all about.
The clergyman asked people to learn how to control their passion when it comes to politics, adding that people should not take seriously the grandstanding of the politicians while asking supporters of political candidates to be a little more prudent and restrained.
