PREAMBLE
The Christian Social Movement of Nigeria (CSMN), the socio-political arm of the Nigeria Church, organized a Christian Consultative Assembly to deliberate on the forthcoming cycle of general elections in 2027. The theme of the Consultative Assembly was “2027 ELECTION: WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS?”
The Assembly was well attended by Christians while the deliberations were vibrant and engaging. The speakers at the conference were:
1. Barrister Dele Farotimi
2. Mr. Luka Binniyat
At the end of the deliberations, the Assembly resolved as followed:
1. The Assembly lamented the absence of shared citizenry in Nigeria. Since Independence, government has operated with colonial mentality in which the citizens have become the subjects of the state, and the country runs without the rule of law or leadership accountability.
2. Nigerian politicians have adopted the feudal mentality of the Fulani oligarchy in which the elites are the rulers, lords and owners of the resources of the State, while the citizens have become “dhimmis”, (second class citizens). Consequently, Nigeria no longer practices a system of equal citizenry enshrined in democratic tenets but a feudal system in which the politicians have become the ruling class, and the citizens have no say in how the country is governed.
3. Resulting from the feudal mentality, elections are hollow rituals of democratic values because votes do not count and government is no longer by the people, and for the people.
4. Despite the loss of democratic values in the country, electoral process remains the preferred means to reorganize the country for the good of all the citizens. Therefore, Nigerians must break free from the lethargy of complacency and organize around progressive ideals as they approach the 2027 election cycle.
5. The Assembly decried the continued reference to Middle Belt as part of the colonial North in apparent disregard for the values and the culture of the ethnic nationalities that constitute the region. The Assembly insisted that Middle Belt is larger than North Central Zone and it represents every area that was not conquered by either the Fulani or the Kanemi empire.
6. The Assembly called on Christian denominations and groups to close ranks to give Nigeria righteous government by 2027. The Assembly called on CSMN to contact denominational leaders, as well as other categories of Christian leaders, to commence arrangements for a consensus candidate that can provide righteous government for Nigeria.
7. The Assembly condemns the pro-Islam posture of the current CAN officials; but acknowledges that CAN is the umbrella organization of Christians in Nigeria. Hence, the Assembly frowned at the conduct of CAN officials for appearing more willing to hobnob with Muslims, despite their glaring idiosyncratic tenets, than relating with their Christian brethren.
8. The Assembly appreciated the growing interest shown by foreign nations in the ongoing Islamist ethnoreligious insurgency in Nigeria and encouraged CSMN to seek greater cooperation with friendly democratic countries to safeguard the secular status of Nigeria.
God bless Nigeria.
Bosun Emmanuel
CEO
17th March 2026