... requests Buhari to address insecurity
Dr. Samson Supo Ayokunle's term as president was
officially ended on Thursday when the General Assembly of the Christian
Association of Nigeria approved the choice of Archbishop Daniel Okoh as the
organization's new leader.
In accordance with the terms of the 2021 CAN
constitution as amended, his nomination by an Electoral College that was
established to screen and recommend candidates for the offices of the President
and Vice President, respectively, as presented by the blocs that have rights of
nomination, was accepted.
After receiving a unanimous vote from the 259 delegates
present at CAN's 12th General Assembly, Okoh, the General Superintendent of
Christ Holy Church International, Onitsha, was elected as the organization's
next spiritual head. He will hold office for a single five-year term.
Pedestrians struggle with Flood and traffic after rainfall at Onitsha, Owerri Road.
In his acceptance address, the newly elected CAN
President urged the outgoing president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (ret. ),
to tame the nation's escalating insecurity.
"While thanking President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR),
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for
his efforts to combat terrorism and banditry, I would like to appeal to His
Excellency to end the bloodletting, kidnapping, and general insecurity in all the
country's geopolitical zones.
Given the present technologies at its disposal, I think
the government can do more to protect people's lives and property.
He claimed that it became crucial for CAN to react
correctly to global challenges.
He reaffirmed that the leading Christian organization
will continue to contribute actively and fruitfully to the process of
establishing a country.
He stated, "We are entering at a time when all of
us who practice the Christian religion think that some government authorities
do not take into account the diversity of our society when making certain
judgments.
The same-faith ticket in one of the major political
parties in Nigeria, despite the caution raised by CAN two years ago, has caused
many Christians to feel and have the genuine fear that there is a deliberate
plan to erase the Christian faith from the picture and reduce us to
second-class citizens in our own nation.
No matter what occurs or how often our sensibilities are
offended, we must commit to have a constructive influence on the political,
economic, and social structures of our beloved country.
The first stage, according to Okoh, was to scale up
CAN's attempts to strive towards Christian unity and mutual understanding among
the denominations of the Church in Nigeria if Christians were to stay relevant
in the grand scheme of things.
Ayokunle instructed his successor to embrace everyone,
flaws and all.
He predicted that the people would irritate him, make
him furious, and perhaps even not like him, but urged him to keep working for
their welfare.
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