The newly inaugurated President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has shared his views on Nigeria’s 62nd Independence Anniversary, asserting that while it is true that Nigeria had 23 years of uninterrupted democracy, it is still enmeshed in collective challenges.
Among the issues CAN highlighted were still of great cause for concern included; insecurity, kidnapping, ill-perceived killing and decapitation of innocent citizens, diminishing the value of human life, including social injustice, making many citizens angry and distressed.
His shared these views in his message at the 62nd Independence Anniversary Service held at National Christian Center, Abuja, titled, ‘The Righteous Shall Rule the Land‘.
In his homily, ‘I would like to congratulate the past and present leaders of our nation since Independence, especially President Muhammadu Buhari, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on this day and to appreciate his commitment to ensuring the stability of our democracy.
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‘For many it appears that the wicked is winning all, taking all and enjoying all. Many are worried and even afraid that the wicked is about to take over the rulership of the land as we witness desecration of worship places, violent threat to the seat of political power, cheating, blatant stealing of our oil, flagrant degradation of our human environment, denial, betrayal, rejection and outright exclusion in many areas of our existence as a nation’.
Archbishop Okoh equally lamented that with the distressing situation we have found ourselves, the wicked appear to be having their way by making fortunes out of evil practices with impunity; and terrifying the upright, the pure, the meek, the voiceless, the honest, and the hardworking individuals in our society.
He, however, noted that in the midst of all these quagmires, there is hope, noting that the bible tells us that the kingdom of Israel in King David’s time passed through difficult times in the land that God gave to them to inherit as we experience today in Nigeria.