The Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria (CLCN) has urged Nigerians to participate actively in the 2027 general elections, protect their votes and reject electoral violence, vote-buying, tribalism and religious intolerance.
The Council’s National President, Sir Ambrose Obioha, KSM, JP, made the call on November 6, 2026, at the Catholic Social Forum National Programme on the State of the Nation.
Obioha urged eligible Catholics to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and vote responsibly, describing voting as both a civic right and moral obligation.
He also called on INEC to ensure transparent and credible elections in accordance with the Electoral Act, while urging security agencies to protect voters and politicians to shun violence, rigging and hate speech.
Expressing concern over insecurity, poverty, unemployment and rising living costs, he said Nigeria needed moral leadership, accountability, justice and national unity to overcome its challenges.
The Catholic leader further urged Nigerians to reject religious and ethnic divisions, stressing that no election was worth the blood of any citizen.
He said the Council would sustain prayers, civic education and peaceful mobilisation across Catholic dioceses and parishes ahead of the 2027 elections.
The Council’s position, he added, aligned with the directives of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, which declared December 8, 2026, a National Day of Prayer and Fasting for the success of the elections.
