The National APC Christian Leaders Forum of Nigeria (NACLFON) has intensified its mobilisation of Christians across Lagos State to participate in the electoral process and support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates.
The programme, tagged ‘Lagos Go 50,’ aims to sensitise pastors, church leaders, and the Christian faithful to the importance of using their voter cards during elections.
Speaking ahead of the event, the national director for spiritual strategies at NACLFON, Dr. Abraham Olaluwoye, said the forum was committed to mobilising Christians to support President Tinubu and APC candidates.
‘Our purpose is to ensure that Christians are well mobilised to go out and vote for our principal, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and all APC candidates,’ Olaluwoye said.
He said NACLFON had earlier held a national programme at Eagle Square, Abuja, and that states were now organising similar mobilisation programmes.
The Lagos event will bring together representatives from the 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs), with activities including prayers, speeches, drama, and political sensitisation.
The South-West Regional Coordinator of NACLFON, Hon. Dr Prophetess Olatunde Abimbola, said the initiative was designed to encourage Christians, particularly those who already have voter cards, to participate actively in elections.
‘One thing is to get a voter card; another is to use it by voting,’ she said.
Abimbola said the forum was also working to encourage Christians who had remained indifferent to politics to understand the importance of political participation.
The Lagos State coordinator of the forum, Daniel Ajao, said about 1,000 to 1,500 participants, including representatives from Lagos and other states, were expected at the programme, which is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.