BY ABUCHI IFESINACHI, AWKA
The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship Most Rev Paulinus Ezeokafor has called on all politicians and major players of the democratic process to eschew violence and avoid mudslinging, if the primary motive of contesting was to serve the people.Bishop Ezeokafor who stated this in an exclusive interview with Fides , at St. Patrick's Catholic Cathedral, Awka said 'We must do
nothing to promote violence and refrain ourselves from encouraging thuggery and hooliganism.
His words, 'As we all eagerly await the general elections all hands must be on deck to ensure an hitch- free election and smooth transition.'No individual ambition should be
allowed to plunge Nigeria into a needless crisis, because when two elephants fight, it is the grasses
that suffer.
'In everything we do or say, we should consider our people’s general interest and well being, since development only thrives in a peaceful and serene environment,' he said
Bishop Ezeokafor who said he did not subscribe to politics of life
and death, advised youths who are being used as political thugs by wicked and conscienceless politicians for their inordinate ambitions, to desist and look for something meaningful to do instead of toying with their precious lives.
He noted that no politician would use their children as thugs and wondered why other people’s children should be used as sacrificial lambs.