Nigerians, especially the youth, have been admonished to take advantage of the on-going continuous voter registration exercise to enthrone genuine leadership in the country.

The Christian Conscience Group, a non political but pressure group gave the advice in a release jointly signed by its national president, Dr. (Mrs.) Yetunde Akinluyi and the General Secretary, Rev. Dr Kolawole Verralls, made available to the media yesterday.

“The idea of sitting on the fence or criticising political leaders for bad governance should be discouraged, rather obtaining permanent voters’ card (PVCs) which will enable us to elect credible leaders should be taken seriously.

“We have watched with dismay how Nigerians, especially our youths stay aloof but criticize every move of the government especially on social media platforms. We want them to show more interest in the political processes. The best way to get involved is for them to get their PVCs.

“We have realised that most of the online political commentators and agitators do not possess PVCs, yet their voices are the loudest when issues of governance are raised. How can you change bad leadership when you don’t have the weapon to do so which is your PVC,” the group wondered.

The group called on Nigerians to come out in large numbers, locate their polling units and get registered within their locality.

Nigeria can only be great if committed Christians, people with the fear of God and high credibility are elected to lead us, the group noted.

The Star