Although Nigeria has gone through difficult history and had been bleeding, the 2023 general election is another opportunity for the citizens to right their wrongs by voting correctly, Apostle Goodheart Ekwueme, Lead Pastor, Revival House of Glory and son of former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, said on Sunday.
He, therefore, called on Nigerians to take advantage of civic responsibility by registering, do the needful but must not sell their conscience by refusing to be bought easily in the 2023 elections.
According to him, since darkness is a backdrop for light to shine, “where we are is a great opportunity for us to make anything wrong in history to be right.”
Ekwueme stated these in an interview with journalists during the 5th international conference of the church which was held in Wuye, Abuja with the theme: “Revived to revive.”
During the event, the guest speaker and President of Ecclesia Word Ministries International, New York, United States, Apostle John Tetsola, said Nigerians should use the privilege and opportunity of election in a democratic atmosphere to choose good leaders.
“But what is key about choosing leaders is, you want leaders that are ready for transition and from time to time, make the nation to be very, very relevant.
“Now, part of what happens in situations like that, leaders have to think of the next generation, because it is the next generation that makes a nation to be strong, and to be very significant.
Ekwueme said, “Well, transition is a very challenging moment between your yesterday and your tomorrow. You’ve left yesterday, not yet in your future. So it takes a lot of courage, boldness, and focus on the future that God has shown me.
“Nigeria has gone through a very difficult history in the past few years and Nigeria is bleeding and we trust a lot that this will be an opportunity for the Lord to show us mercy and bring us into the nation of our dreams.
“We have a dream that in our lifetime, that the green passport will be well coveted and loved by everyone in the world; that what seems to be a pariah nation in the past will be coveted and desired by many. It’s my heart’s desire that I will live to see the Nigeria of our dreams.
“As people of God we’re praying (towards the 2023 elections); we will continue to pray. There’s nothing God can’t do to a prayer. Having said that, I believe that darkness is a backdrop for light to shine. So where we are is a great opportunity for us to make anything wrong in history to be right and we trust the Lord in return for our best.
“I speak to Nigerians. Let’s rise up to take advantage of civic responsibility. Number one, register; number two, vote. Go out there and do the needful and please, please don’t let anybody buy your conscience. Vote your heart, vote your conscience, and don’t be bought easily. It’s your right. You will regret doing that if in the next season, you wrongly bring in somebody who you’re not happy with.”
