David Cameron Emulates Nigerian Politicians; Bows in Religious Rite

Wonders will never cease. I had thought only Nigerian politicians are desperate to curry voters sympathy by appealing to their religious sensibilities but little did I know that the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom will tow that same line.

After coming out publicly during the Easter holiday to say United Kingdom is a ‘Christian’ country (I am still to know what he meant by ‘Christian’ country; could it be that the bible is the ONLY guiding principle in the UK governance, business and economy or its just safe to say ‘atheist’ politicians don’t have a place in deciding the future of the royal country), he is now gallivanting from one religious body to another.

Just few hours after he was seen with the General Oversea of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, and attended the vigil where he was prayed for in the Nigerian-Pastor-to-Politician style, David headed out to the Sikh temple to ‘Do God’ in an unsual style.

Labour leader Ed Miliband, a self-confessed atheist, also stopped over at the Praise House Community Church, London, on Sunday where he bowed his head in prayers.

He was born a Jew, but now a self-confessed atheist, Miliband is contesting in the UK election in a bid to democratically oust David Cameron.

This game of church versus atheist picture is not really going down well with some voters but it seems to be new name of the game.

All these visits are viewed as part of the campaign tours of Cameron and Miliband who are locked in a very close election that may not produce a clear winner, according to most opinion polls. 

At the Festival of Life all-night programme held at the Excel centre on Friday, Cameron was prayed for by the congression and Enoch Adeboye, the general overseer (GO) of the church whom the prime minister called “Daddy GO” as church members like to address him. Lol… Naija Sense…

After making a cameo to a tumultuous applause from the congregation, Cameron was soon on his way to Kent, along with his wife Samantha, to visit a Sikh temple. 

He wore the traditional orange patka as he and his wife joined worshippers at the Gravesend Gurdwara. They joined thousands of people in a parade carrying the Sikh holy book to the temple. He then gave a speech, telling the audience that the Vaisakhi festival, which is one of the most important events in the Sikh calendar, was a “big, bold” sign of their devotion.

He said: “I wanted to make sure Downing Street was part of this too and I’m proud to be the first prime minister to host a Vaisakhi reception at Number 10.”

At the Festival of Light, he had told the 45,000-strong audience: “It is an honour to be here and I’m proud of this festival which started as a camp just off the Lagos expressway and set the world alight. “I believe in aspiration. 

I believe the only limit to someone’s potential is their own ambition and talent. “I look out to this crowd and I see someone who will take my role and become prime minister for this great country. “I hope you can hold off for a while just yet.”