2027: Stop weaponising religion to manipulate voters, CISLAC warns
Rafsanjani also decried religious leaders being used by politicians to turn their pulpits to woo voters and mobilise political support, warning that the trend is not healthy for the electoral process and poses grave danger to Nigeria’s democracy, national cohesion and peaceful coexistence.
The organisation also appealed to citizens to reject attempts to use religion or ethnicity as a substitute for political accountability, stressing that religious sentiments should not blind voters to the pressing socioeconomic challenges confronting their communities.
Rafsanjani called on the Federal Government, state governments, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies and other relevant regulatory authorities to take decisive measures against the use of religious institutions and leaders for electoral manipulation, inducement, intimidation and the dissemination of falsehoods.
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