Politicians are dirty, not politics - Ntagali

Gulu.

The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda has warned politicians against using abusive language and threatening each other in the forthcoming elections.

Preaching to Christians at St Philips Anglican Church of Uganda in Gulu Town on Sunday, Archbishop Stanley Ntagali said many times, people say politics is a dirty game yet it is individuals who are dirty.

“Politics is a calling from God and it is not a dirty game. People who get into politics are the ones who are dirty,” he said. Archbishop Ntagali, who was in Gulu for a one-week pastoral mission to various archdeaconries in the district, also said many politicians attend religious activities but are hypocrites.

“They don’t love each other, they only attend church activities to woo votes of Christians, and this will never transform the society,” he said.

The Archbishop advised Christians to be sincere in order to have total transformation in their lives.

The Catholic Archbishop of Gulu John Baptist Odama, who attened the prayers, urged political leaders to spread the message of harmony to their colleagues and be agents of change.

“One united Uganda, peace, harmony, promotion of sisterhood and brotherhood is what you should share as politicians in order to develop the region,” Archbishop Odama said.

Gulu District chairperson Martin Ojara Mapenduzi welcomed the message from the religious leaders, saying it was timely and hoped as leaders, they can learn from it.