Politicians and the tendency to invoke God’s name

Recently, also when Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue succeeded in making his anointed candidate the PDP gubernatorial candidate in Benue, he told the people of the state that is was God that chose the man as according to him, he prayed three times to God, asking that whoever would call him immediately after he finished […]

Politicians and the tendency to invoke God’s name
Politicians and the tendency to invoke God’s name

Recently, also when Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue succeeded in making his anointed candidate the PDP gubernatorial candidate in Benue, he told the people of the state that is was God that chose the man as according to him, he prayed three times to God, asking that whoever would call him immediately after he finished praying would represent God’s choice and that the three times he prayed, it Tarzoor that called him first.
Just when Nigerians were trying to get over the shock of shifting the February elections, Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi also decided to have his share of attributing human manipulations to God when he said the postponement of the election is the will of God.
The only problem is that the politicians hardly ascribe any act that does not go in their favour to God.