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Ayokunle said this at the 29th General
Assembly of the Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) held at First Baptist
Church, Garki, Abuja, today.
Assembly of the Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) held at First Baptist
Church, Garki, Abuja, today.
The three-day programme is tagged: “God of Life: Lead Nigeria to Justice, Peace and Dignity.’’
He called on Americans to watch very
closely as the new administration would not tolerate the issues of
immorality in the country any more.
closely as the new administration would not tolerate the issues of
immorality in the country any more.
According to him, “God has now
positioned him to fight the immoral life in the American society; the
nation that was once known as God’s own country is vastly becoming Sodom
and Gomorrah.”
positioned him to fight the immoral life in the American society; the
nation that was once known as God’s own country is vastly becoming Sodom
and Gomorrah.”
Ayokunle said that there was an extent
to which a nation would emphasize secular and individual liberty to the
neglect of God’s absolute reign in the affairs of men.
to which a nation would emphasize secular and individual liberty to the
neglect of God’s absolute reign in the affairs of men.
He called on Nigerians to be on guard at all times as Boko Haram had not been fully defeated, following the recent killing of Lt. Col. Abu Ali and some soldiers in Maiduguri.
“It is not over until it is over; the
fact that a top army officer was killed is a signal to the fact that we
have not defeated them. It was also an attestation to the commitment of
the Federal Government to fight this demon called Boko Haram. So,
everybody should be more committed so that the souls of those who died
might not be in vain,” he said.
fact that a top army officer was killed is a signal to the fact that we
have not defeated them. It was also an attestation to the commitment of
the Federal Government to fight this demon called Boko Haram. So,
everybody should be more committed so that the souls of those who died
might not be in vain,” he said.
He called on Christians to be united and
not to make their doctrinal beliefs to overwhelm them because Jesus
Christ prayed for the church to be one.
not to make their doctrinal beliefs to overwhelm them because Jesus
Christ prayed for the church to be one.
“We are diverse because of our doctrinal
beliefs but we must be one because Jesus says the church must be one;
He prayed for the church. I think the problem with us is the placing of
much emphasis on autonomy where it becomes its petals when we lack
respect for one another. There should be collective recognition of
leadership, desire to put up the things of the world and eternity-centered in such a way that occupying position does not matter
to anybody,’’ he said.
beliefs but we must be one because Jesus says the church must be one;
He prayed for the church. I think the problem with us is the placing of
much emphasis on autonomy where it becomes its petals when we lack
respect for one another. There should be collective recognition of
leadership, desire to put up the things of the world and eternity-centered in such a way that occupying position does not matter
to anybody,’’ he said.
He said that corruption in the country
was endemic and called on the government to keep fighting it so that the
country would not be crippled.
was endemic and called on the government to keep fighting it so that the
country would not be crippled.
According to Ayokunle, corruption
appears to be endemic in the Nigerian society and it has got to the
fabric of our national lives; there is hardly any sector that can be
exempted.
appears to be endemic in the Nigerian society and it has got to the
fabric of our national lives; there is hardly any sector that can be
exempted.
“By the result that corruption has given
us presently, I think it is high time we all rose and fight the demon;
without fighting it, it will cripple us. If we are not very careful we
will end up becoming a crippled giant because we have allowed corruption
to enter into our system,’’ he said.
us presently, I think it is high time we all rose and fight the demon;
without fighting it, it will cripple us. If we are not very careful we
will end up becoming a crippled giant because we have allowed corruption
to enter into our system,’’ he said.