A powerful video featuring the Catholic Bishop of Nsukka Diocese, Professor Godfrey Onah, is spreading rapidly across social media after Islamic cleric Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir sparked controversy at a Kano event by defending the Muslim Muslim ticket, arguing that Muslims outnumber Christians and urging Muslims to obtain their voter cards and use their political strength.
Reports from the event also quoted Jingir referring to non Muslims as infidels and calling on Muslims to show their political strength at the ballot box.
It is against this backdrop that Bishop Onah’s message is gaining renewed attention, with the Nsukka bishop urging Christians not to remain silent or politically passive, but to wake up, take action and make their votes count.
In the nearly four minute video, Bishop Onah stands at the pulpit dressed in red vestments and holding his pastoral staff, with an image of Jesus the Good Shepherd visible behind him. Speaking firmly to the faithful, the bishop delivers what supporters describe as a powerful wake up call against political silence and voter apathy.
At the heart of the message is a simple but forceful idea: Christianity is not stupidity. Supporters say Bishop Onah is challenging Christians to understand that faith must also be accompanied by responsibility, awareness and action.
The video is being circulated amid a wider debate over religion, political representation and electoral power in Nigeria. The remarks attributed to Sheikh Jingir have added fuel to that debate, particularly because of the reference to religious numerical strength and the call for political mobilisation.
Supporters sharing Bishop Onah’s video argue that Christians should respond through lawful democratic participation rather than silence. They are urging Catholics and Christians across Nigeria to register, obtain their voter cards where eligible, participate in elections and ensure that every vote is properly counted.
The figure of roughly 35 million Catholics in Nigeria has become a major talking point among those amplifying the Bishop’s message. Supporters argue that numerical strength only becomes meaningful political power when citizens actually participate in the electoral process.
The original post accompanying the video calls on Nigerians to spread Bishop Onah’s message widely, invoking the grace of God and urging believers not to remain silent.
The bishop’s firm delivery has further intensified reactions online. Viewers say his tone leaves little room for passive faith and instead presents civic participation as a responsibility that Christians should take seriously.
The message has consequently become a rallying cry for Nigerians who believe that religious communities should not surrender their political voice through voter apathy.
The wider controversy also raises important questions about the role of religion in Nigerian politics, the use of religious identity in electoral mobilisation and the responsibility of citizens to make informed choices at the ballot box.
For those sharing Bishop Onah’s message, the central point is clear: faith should not mean political silence.
Wake up. Register. Vote. Make your voice count.
Christianity, supporters insist, is not stupidity. It is faith accompanied by responsibility, action and a determination to participate peacefully in shaping the future of Nigeria.
