Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi has said that the Peoples Democratic Party has bribed religious leaders with N6bn to say that General Mohammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate would Islamise Nigeria if elected.
Ameachi while addressing a crowd at the state APC governorship rally in Emohua said “Some pastors collected N6bn and they are circulating document and telling you not to vote for an Hausa man; not to vote for a Muslim; that they want to Islamise Nigeria. Tell them to return our N6bn.
“They gave them N6bn; they should return it to the Federal Government coffers. They will tell you that Buhari wants to Islamise Nigeria; tell them we are too educated.
“I am a Catholic, but no Catholic priest has told me that story right now in the Catholic Church because, I will ask him how. If any pastor tells you that, tell him to return the money.
“Nobody can Islamise Nigeria; they have commercialised Jesus Christ. They should stop commercialising the Christian faith. You know what Jesus Christ did in the temple? He chased them away.
“We shall chase away those pastors who have collected money from the PDP to tell us lies. We shall chase them away on behalf of Christ.”
Amaechi who is also the Director-General of Buhari Presidential Campaign Organisation added that the election in Rivers State is a referendum between him and President Goodluck Jonathan.
He said “I told the President that the election in Rivers State is a referendum between him and myself. I told him anywhere I go, I will show what I have done. Let him show what he has done.”
National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh has described the allegation as a crime against God.
Metuh said “It is also a crime to the Church and Christianity. It is an insult on Christianity. To say that pastors are paid to support the President is height of recklessness. Such allegation is despicable and should be condemned.
“There was nothing like that from us as a party and there was nothing like that from our candidate.”