No PVC, No Communion, Rev. Uma Ukpai Tells Congregation

Rev. Uma Ukpai of Victory Cathedral Fellowship Center, Uyo, Akwa Ibom,
on Thursday announced that the church would stop communion for members
who had not collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).

Ukpai made the announcement during a church service in Uyo and said
that it was unpatriotic for any Nigerian eligible voter not to
participate in the electoral process.

He called on Nigerians to use the opportunity provided by the
rescheduling of the elections by the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) to collect their PVCs to enable them chose their
leaders through the polls.

He said, "The 2015 general election is too important for a Nigerian of
voting age not to participate in electing their political leaders for
the next four years.

''If you are a true member of this fellowship and you have not
collected your PVC, know that you will not partake in our communion
service.

''We must take this election serious because we must rise up and
protect our future."

The clergyman urged politicians to eschew violence during electioneering.
--Vanguard