2015: Atiku Writes Catholic Bishops

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on Catholic Bishops in Nigeria to pray for the country to overcome the many challenges currently threatening security, freedom of religion and citizenship in many parts of the country.



This was disclosed in a goodwill message to the clerics, who are holding their 2014 second plenary meeting of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria in Warri, Delta State, Punch reports.

Atiku who said the clerics have been given a unique responsibility as spiritual leaders, urged them to pray for a peaceful election in 2015 and also for the emergence of a God-fearing administration that will sanctify Nigeria spiritually, morally and socially

He also called on them to guide the people on how to wisely exercise their civic rights to free the country from the shackles of her present spiritual, social and economic predicaments.

The former VP who expressed regret that he could not be there in Warri with the clerics due to fixed engagements outside the country, said: “I shall be grateful if I could be given the opportunity of meeting your conference or its representation at a not too distant date, to enable me discuss with you my plans on how to move our country.”

With the 2015 general elections fast approaching most of the politicians are stepping up their game and some have even declared their intention to contest.

On September 5, 2014, Atiku’s media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, revealed to newsmen that the former vice-president would contest the 2015 presidential election on the platform of  the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Atiku had later said asking him not to run for the country’s number one seat is like telling him to give up on Nigeria, while describing those soliciting for automatic tickets in the 2015 presidential race as being scared of contesting in the primaries.