2027: ‘Churches in Nigeria should remain non-partisan’

By Olayinka Latona
ABEOKUTA — AHEAD of the 2027 general elections, Rhema Christian Church and Towers has urged the Nigerian church to remain non-partisan, insisting that its role is to educate consciences and promote justice, truth and good governance rather than endorse candidates or dictate political choices.
Addressing journalists at the Champion Peace Cathedral in Sango-Ota, Ogun State, the Presiding Bishop and Pastor-General, Archbishop Taiwo Akinola, said the church should not align with any political party but must never be indifferent to the country’s challenges.
Akinola said: “The Church must remain non-partisan but never indifferent to justice, truth and good governance. W...