The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has urged the Church to carry government accountable, defend susceptible Nigerians and communicate in opposition to injustice.
Okoh stated the Church should not abandon its accountability to talk for the folks due to political pursuits or comfort.
He made the decision throughout CAN’s fiftieth anniversary celebration in Abuja on Saturday, the place he urged Christian leaders to undertake a brave, proof-primarily based and constructive strategy to nationwide points.
“The Church must maintain its independence, support policies that benefit the people and speak out when the government falls,” Okoh stated.
Okoh recognized internally displaced individuals, out-of-faculty kids, unemployed youths, farmers unable to entry their farmlands due to insecurity, girls going through violence and victims of human trafficking as teams whose considerations the Church should tackle.
He, nonetheless, cautioned that talking in opposition to injustice didn’t imply opposing each government coverage or turning the Church right into a platform for partisan politics.
“A responsible watchman must be accurate. He should not raise alarm simply because he dislikes a policy or disagrees with a political leader,” he stated.
