{"id":226728,"date":"2022-11-04T10:19:05","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T09:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=226728"},"modified":"2022-11-04T10:19:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T09:19:05","slug":"politics-of-religion-must-stop-wike-says-campaign-should-focus-on-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/11\/04\/politics-of-religion-must-stop-wike-says-campaign-should-focus-on-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Politics of religion must stop&#8217; &#8211; Wike says campaign should focus on performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has stated that politicians must avoid misguided utterances on religion during campaigns for the 2023 general election.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement released on Thursday by Kelvin Ebiri, special assistant on media to the governor.<\/p>\n<p>Wike made the statement when\u00a0he hosted Okon Effiong, the new Rivers commissioner of police, in Port Harcourt, the state capital.<\/p>\n<p>He said it is important that every government ensures the protection of the lives and properties of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/10\/06\/youre-clueless-someone-scammed-you-sowore-chides-obi-over-us-honorary-citizenship\/\">citizens<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He added that failure to do so indicates they have failed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe we owe this country and we must also stop this politics of religion so that we don\u2019t instigate crisis and violence. You must go and tell the people what you can do, what we can offer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, there cannot be any good governance without the protection of life and property. Nobody can talk about good governance when there is insecurity everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you cannot protect your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/10\/26\/imminent-terror-attack-us-authorises-relocation-of-citizens-embassy-staff-from-abuja\/\">citizens<\/a>, you have no need to talk about governance, because if you\u2019re doing roads, people must be alive to use the road. If you\u2019re building good school, people must be alive to go to school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, it is key that you owe your citizens the protection of their lives and property. And so, for us as a government, that is the sole aim of being in government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor also urged the new commissioner to avoid associating with politics and work towards ensuring peaceful conduct of elections in the state.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the people\u2019s votes will count if the Independent National Electoral Commission <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/11\/03\/inec-chairman-issues-strong-warnings-to-19-new-recs\/\">(INEC)<\/a>, the police, and the judiciary do not interfere in the electoral process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have a role to make sure the people\u2019s votes count, that the right person emerges. And when the right person emerges, you\u2019ll see passion, and commitment in their work. The difference will be clear,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has stated that politicians must avoid misguided utterances on religion during campaigns for the 2023 general election. This was contained in a statement released on Thursday by Kelvin Ebiri, special assistant on media to the governor. 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