The President of the Christian Affiliation of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has prompt the Church to carry executive responsible, protect prone Nigerians and discuss towards injustice.
Okoh mentioned the Church should now not abandon its duty to talk for the folks as a result of political pursuits or comfort.
He made the decision all the way through CAN’s fiftieth anniversary birthday party in Abuja on Saturday, the place he prompt Christian leaders to undertake a brave, evidence-based and optimistic option to nationwide problems.
“The Church should handle its independence, reinforce insurance policies that get advantages the folks and discuss out when the federal government falls,” Okoh mentioned.
Okoh known internally displaced individuals, out-of-school kids, unemployed youths, farmers not able to get admission to their farmlands as a result of lack of confidence, ladies going through violence and sufferers of human trafficking as teams whose issues the Church should deal with.
He, then again, cautioned that talking towards injustice didn’t imply opposing each executive coverage or turning the Church right into a platform for partisan politics.
“A accountable watchman should be correct. He must now not lift alarm just because he dislikes a coverage or disagrees with a political chief,” he mentioned.