Ex-minister Faults Role of Religious Leaders

            Former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Aliyu Modibbo, has expressed concern over the role played by some religious leaders in the current political dispensation.
Modibbo alleged that some of the spiritual leaders were fanning the embers of hatred and violence through their speeches and sermons.
              Speaking at a lecture organized by the committee on core values of the Northern Reawakening Forum, Modibbo said, “Nigeria is a deeply religious country, so you cannot divorce religion and the traditional system from politics. I think that has been one of our fundamental problems as we think that this category of people should stay away from politics.”
The theme of the lecture is – “Elections: Security
and Crisis Management in Nigeria.”
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has said the commission will release its pre-election violence report.
He said the report which would be out in three days time incorporates all election related violence in the country.
He said, “We have not held one person accountable. We have not prevented one person from running for office because they were involved in post-election violence. We have not held any administrative proceeding against them. No police officer, soldier or any other person had been disciplined.”