Onaiyekan urges South-East voters to choose freely in presidential contest
Cardinal John Onaiyekan says people in Nigeria’s South-East should be able to select their preferred presidential candidate without pressure from state governors. The Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja made the remarks in an interview with Afia TV in Enugu while discussing comments by Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo.
Cardinal John Onaiyekan has said people in Nigeria’s South-East should be free to choose their preferred presidential candidate without interference from state governors. Onaiyekan, the Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, made the remarks on Thursday in an interview with Afia TV in Enugu, according to Punch Nigeria. The cardinal was responding to questions about recent comments by Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo.
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