Margret Aceng, a secondary school teacher in Nairobi said, "Some people say that elections should be postponed until the COVID19 scare is over. I do not agree with such people. I support the Anglican Bishops who insisted that elections should take place at all cost.''

''I am a Muslim but I agree with the Anglican Church Bishops' argument that elections should take place next year," said Ahmed.

"Kidnappers are killing and abducting our children, especially in the North. But we shall continue to pray for the president and the Vice President," the Vicar said to a packed congregation that included Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and two former presidents, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Dr. Goodluck Jonathan.

He said that the future of Nigerian children should not be left in jeopardy as bandits and kidnappers were ravaging the land.

This statement by the CiW bishops follows on from similar sentiments expressed by the Bishop of Manchester, of whom an Anglican Mainstream editorial recently said: "It's one thing for the bishop to disagree with the sexual ethics of the Christian church down the ages. He is going much further than that -- he is campaigning for the criminalisation of many of his own faithful clergy who hold to the traditional view."

"We are feeling badly ever since the lockdown was put in place, we no longer have money to look after our families.'' said one of the Anglican priests, the Rev. Paul Ouma.

But the situation has been reduced after Anglicans in the UK contributed money to buy food for the hundreds of hungry priests.