A viral video on X shows a Catholic priest leading worshippers in song during a church service, with the performance endorsing Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi and his running mate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. The song is rendered in Igbo and includes participation from members of the congregation.
The outlets describe the clip as circulating online and frame it within the wider context of religious figures engaging with politics ahead of the 2027 elections. While all three sources focus on the same core incident and political names, Nigerian Eye adds more detail about the song’s message and notes that religious leaders’ public support and criticism of candidates are becoming more visible.
Nigerian Eye also links the episode to broader church and clerical political involvement reported elsewhere, including an Islamic cleric’s call for Muslims to support a Muslim-Muslim ticket, and a separate report about Catholic bishops endorsing President Bola Tinubu for a second term. Premium Times and Vanguard largely stay with the video and the endorsement itself, without extending into those wider political-religious examples.
