By Dele Ogunyemi, Ibadan
The Christ Apostolic Church Worldwide rose from its 2019 Pastors’ Conference over the weekend urging President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of priority, reconstitute and revamp the country’s security architecture without further delay.
Specifically, the Church tasked the President to “be proactive, decisive, firm and expeditious” in rising up to the challenges of his high office at all times, insisting that “the President should not let the country down”.
Presenting the Church’s position in a keynote address delivered at the Conference held at Babalola International Miracle Camp, Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State, the President of the Christ Apostolic Church Worldwide, Pastor Abraham Olukunle Akinosun urged President Buhari to take notice of the high hopes and enormous expectations of Nigerians in the present government concluding that Buhari cannot afford to dash their aspirations.
Pastor Akinosun declared: “The hopes of Nigerians are very high with the attendant enormous expectations. I advise President Muhammad Buhari to be proactive, decisive, firm and expeditious in rising to all occasions that require his expertise, attention and impact.
“We want a Nigeria of our dreams where social justice, probity, responsiveness, competence are the high points of Government. We pray for him that his strength will not wane and God would grant him speed in all spheres of governance. Nigeria have found you worthy of re-electing you back into office: do not let the country down.”
Commenting further on the deteriorating insecurity in the country, Pastor Akinosun urged the Federal Government to be alive to their responsibilities as mandated under Section 14 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended, which prescribed that the primary purpose of of Government is the security and welfare of the people.
His words: “We have always counselled on the need for reconstituted and decamped security architecture of the country and for the umpteenth time, I’m further re-echoing this call. This is not limited to changing the old guards but a total overhaul that would entrench a formidable security expertise that would help tackle decisively the serious challenges we have on our hands.
“It is worrisome to us all living in trepidation and fear of marauders waylaying travellers and citizens on our highways. We have had too many cases to report and mentioning any of them is heartbreaking but we urge the Government to go extra mile in tackling this security challenge.”
Pastor Akinosun then spoke on the ongoing reconciliation processes within the Christ Apostolic Church Worldwide and explained that the issue of unity of the church is non negotiable.
“We are still not aversed to ensuring an end to the lingering crises that engulfed our beloved fold,” he stated.
He spoke further: “We are very much willing and holding a very staunch stance for reconciliation that would stand the true test of time. We are not taking anything for granted in making sure call strands of disunity, indiscipline and schism are stamped out. Peace is a process and we are determined to ensure we achieve the end of unification.”
Pastor Akinosun however expressed delight to God for the growth the Church is experiencing both locally and internationally which he attributed to the top-notch evangelistic outreaches carried out during the year in different continents of the world.
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