Catholic Church Mobilizes Officials For General Elections

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The FESTAC Deanary of the Justice Peace Development Commission (JPDC), Catholic Church, says it has mobilized its officials ahead of the 2023 general elections.

The commission, with its record in election monitoring and observation in Nigeria, disclosed this at its fatigue and regimentary session in FESTAC, Lagos.

The JPDC, a civil rights and social arm of the church, aside from participation in elections to forestall breakdown of laws, embarks on community works to alleviate crises in society.

The organization, through donations from members and other individuals, carry out charity to aid indigent members of the society, irrespective of faith denomination.

The commission has been working with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in several elections nationwide, to ensure seamless voting processes in maintaining order, security and crowd control.

Its coordinator, Onyema Onyemakeya, said after the session, meant to rekindle officials’ physical alertness and zeal towards the forthcoming elections, that not less than 500 persons were mobilized for the 2023 general elections.

Mr Onyemakeya added that the members, drawn from parishes that made up the deanery, would undergo routine training before the elections, to enable them to man voting booths in the area.