Oludamisi OjoAkure
A renowned evangelist in the Southwest, Samson Ogunmodede has warned against postponing the 2023 general elections with less than a month to the exercise.

Oluwamodede said shifting the election might lead to “war and unrest” in the country, adding that Nigeria needed peace at this critical time.

The popular cleric, who also doubles as General Overseer of the Prayer Centre Church of God (PCCG), stated this in his prophecy in Akure,the Ondo state capital.

“Nigeria may postpone (general) election. If they postponed it, something may happen. I repeat, something unbearable may happen,” Mr Oluwamodede prophesy during a church programme.

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“So, we don’t want them to postpone it. We don’t war. We don’t want crisis. We don’t want chaos. Let there be peace in Nigeria.”

On Monday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said that the prevailing security challenge in the country may lead to the “cancellation/or postponement” of the next month’s election.

Mahmood Yakubu, the National Chairman of INEC, stated this at the validation of election security training resources held in Abuja.

He noted that election security was vital in conducting a free, fair, and credible exercise in the country.
“If the insecurity is not monitored and dealt with decisively, it could ultimately culminate in the cancellation and/or postponement of elections in sufficient constituencies to hinder declaration of election results and precipitate constitutional crisis,” Mr Yakubu, represented by the Chairman, Board of Electoral Institute, Abdullahi Zuru said at the event.

The electoral body had announced February 25 and March 12, 2023, for the presidential and national assembly and governorship elections respectively.

It also disclosed that eighteen political parties fielded candidates for the exercise.
Both the PDP, APC, LP and NNPP are the top political parties that would be participating in the election.