Sifco prays for peace on eve of presidential election |03 December 2015

The Seychelles Inter-Faith Council (Sifco) organised a religious service yesterday on the eve of the presidential election which starts today.

The service, which took place yesterday afternoon at the Seychelles Trading Company’s (STC) conference room, was attended by some candidates taking part in the December 3-5 election, Electoral Commission members, among other stakeholders and members of the public.

The chairman of Sifco, Bishop Denis Wiehe, said the aim of the service was to bring peace and harmony to the community.

“We have worked closely with the Electoral Commission to bring that stability and peace among all of us during the election period,” he said.

He added that many people are working hard so that this election can be done in peace, and bring stability to the country.

“No electoral campaign around the world is perfect, but Seychelles during the campaign has shown that our nation can conduct itself in a peaceful manner.

We need to thank the Lord that everything went well during the campaign,” Bishop Wiehe added.

Bishop Wiehe said that prayer can make this election peaceful, honourable and that everyone should respect the outcome of the election.

This religious service was an opportunity for all citizens to pray for the candidates, their political parties, the Electoral Commission and all officers mandated to monitor the elections.
 
They also prayed for peace, harmony and mutual respect among all voters, whatever their political affiliation.

Finally they prayed that the presidential election 2015 is a major step forward towards greater political and democratic maturity in the history of our country.

Sifco is made up of representatives from the following churches and religious bodies: Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Islamic Centre for Information and Guidance, Hindu Council of Seychelles, Orthodox Church, Baha’i Faith, Zorcastrian Faith, Seychelles Buddhist Association, Seychelles Evangelical Alliance.