Nigerian Clergy Call on Citizens to End Political Apathy and Bandit‑Related Scams

Reverend Minaibi Dagogo‑Jack, chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria’s Rivers State chapter, urged Nigerians – especially Christians – to move beyond complaints and hold elected leaders accountable. Speaking at a Democracy Day event in Port Harcourt, he warned that June 12 has lost its symbolic power amid insecurity, kidnapping, political defections and interference in opposition parties. He announced a three‑day seminar on entrepreneurship and citizenship, and a statewide effort to mobilise over 600,000 votes in the state’s 23 local government areas, stressing the church’s moral authority to influence governance.

Separately, Dr. Paul Enenche, senior pastor of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, condemned Nigerians who engaged with a social‑media giveaway allegedly run by a bandit, noting the victim was first offered ₦100,000 and later extorted ₦100 million. He described such behaviour as irresponsible, linking it to broader impunity in elections and the judiciary, and called on the public to reject collaboration with criminal elements and uphold justice and accountability.