Nigeria: Religious Leaders Call for Peaceful Elections

14 February 2019
Kaciid Communications (Nigeria)
press release

As Nigeria goes to the polls on 16 February 2019, fears are growing that interreligious and inter-ethnic tensions could erupt into violence during and after the elections.

In a powerful demonstration of interreligious solidarity, Christian, Muslim and other religious leaders of the Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace have come together to call on their communities to “exercise restraint, vote wisely knowing that our votes will count.”

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