President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Ayo Oritsejafor has called on President Goodluck Jonathan and other elected and appointed public office holders to give half of their salaries for one year to unemployed youths.
Oritsejafor, who made the call at the National Christian Centre in Abuja yesterday during the 53rd Independence Anniversary Interdenominational Church Service, said this would build confidence in the country.
“The unemployment situation is bad. The situation is critical. People are jobless. I want to make a suggestion; and in making the suggestion, I want to look up to the heaven, that probably if all political office holders, both elected and appointed, will give half of their salaries for one year and put it in a dedicated account for the poor and let men and women of integrity run that account, it will build confidence in the society,” he said.
He also identified what he called terrible demonic sacrifices allegedly made by some people for wealth, political and spiritual powers as one of the nation’s problems.
Oritsejafor, who announced the presence in the church of some of the victims of the Boko Haram insurgency, said about 10,000 Nigerian refugees, driven out of their country by what he described as “mad men” are currently in Cameroon.
He commended the efforts of security agencies and asked them to continue to collaborate to fight terrorism.
Oritsejafor also commended the efforts of the civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) in Borno State describing it a bold step and urging northern leaders to do more to contain terrorism.
On the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), he urged the union and the Federal Government to shift their grounds to end the strike saying the Christian community, if allowed, is ready to “midwife” a solution to the dispute. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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I subscribe to to your advise. You suppose to further advise them to shorn corruption because that is our major problem as a nation.
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ReplyDeleteu no dey corrup? all nigerians are corrupt whether you are in power or not its only God can deliever us frm that one thats not the problm on ground we need God intervention
ReplyDeleteA good preacher should always lead by example. Y dont you also sell ur private jet and use it to assist d poor.
ReplyDeleteThat is a very wise suggestion pastor ayo oritsejafor and most probably, let the money donated be delivered to the poor through your humble office. What a merchants in the names of religion leaders,shameless man!
ReplyDeleteWhy donate part of their salaries? Why not advice them to create jobs? Teach a man how to fish don't give him fish when ever he is hungry.
ReplyDeleteSell your own private jet and give to the unemployed before asking others to do it.
ReplyDeleteI also expect you to advise the religious leaders to donate 50% their wealth to the unemployed youth.
ReplyDeleteA good idea, because more than half of their salaries can not be justified as what they should honestly earn. But Sir, i think you should lead the way in showing a good example for them to follow. Why dont you start by selling your private jet, and then challenge Jonathan and his chop and quench cabinet to try and out shine you.
ReplyDeleteA good idea, because more than half of their salaries can not be justified as what they should honestly earn. But Sir, i think you should lead the way in showing a good example for them to follow. Why dont you start by selling your private jet, and then challenge Jonathan and his chop and quench cabinet to try and out shine you.
ReplyDeleteThey can't do that, cos they don't have the love of this Nation in there heart. They don't have love for the poor or for the less privilege. They are there to loot and run the country down..
ReplyDeletePls CAN. President. Can u also sell your jet and donate the money to the poor
ReplyDeleteThat indeed will be a good idea because the incredible salaries of people in government positions cannot be justified. But Sir, dont you think you should lead the way by showing a good example. Start by selling your private jet and use the proceeds to feed the poor. Then, throw a challenge to public office holders to try and outshine you, starting from the president.
ReplyDeleteYou can take the lead by selling off your private jet and donate the proceed to poor people too. Don't you think so??
ReplyDeleteHow can he sell his jet for d poor when he is a fake man of God? I can assure u if given d half salaries of dis public officers, he wul buy another jet 4 his dear wife and 4get abt u poor guys.
ReplyDeleteTrue talk. Pastor you have to lead by showing example. Sell & advice other Bishops ,G.O & Pastors to sell their jets. Looking at the amount u pay for parking your jets daily at the airport will feed the poor & stop collecting from the poor to enrich yourself & taking from corrupt leaders. God is watching you.Jeremiah 23,Isaiah 3:11-15; 9:13-17; 10:1-4 .You do err,not knowing the escritores,nor the power of God. Matthew18:3-4
ReplyDeleteBut to whom will the half of ur own salaries be donated sir? FEMI
ReplyDeleteBut to whom will the half of ur own salaries be donated sir?
ReplyDeleteLet CAN presido run an ophanage home if he is dat concerned.
ReplyDeleteVery good suggestion sir. But what is 50% of their salaries? Majority of them are there not for salaries. How many of them is earning N1m and above officially every month? Tell them to privately confess the truth to God, then drop 10% of their EARNED INCOME to the poor every month and see what you will get. Seems that Nigerians don't trust you to talk on their behalf because they feel that you are one of them and the politicians, in fact, bought your jet for you. That is life sir. Members of the congregation are getting leaner while the pastor is getting fatter.
ReplyDeleteCAN shld also tell his fellow extremely rich PASTORS/GOs/MOG/BISHOP/RIGHT REVEREN to also give to their impoverish congregation. LIVING FAITH, REDEEMER, and many many others thank own schools to give scholarships to children of the poor in their congregation.
ReplyDelete@Taurani, if this has been abt a Sheilk/Imman wld U insult him? This is the HATRED ISLAM had for christainity that I have always written abt on this forum. Later U and Ur MUMU muslimi will tell ur village heads that it is the WEST that is KILLING on behalf of ISLAMIC COUNTRIES. MUMU TAURANI-A POVERTY STRIKEN LGA in KANO STATE. MALU BANZA.
IS IT HALF OF THE BASIC SALARY OR THE LOOTED SALARY.THE MAN WHO HAD NO SHOE,5YRS AGO NOW OWNS 50NEPA.BERTH NNAJI HAS TO GO FOR XPOSIN SECRETE
ReplyDeleteEL MATO,HAV U HEARD OF ANY IMAM WT PRIVAT JET?UNTIL NIGERIA IS RID OF RELIGIOUS BIGGOTS LIK U,NIG WILL GET WORSE
ReplyDeleteCAN Presido, You try well well u hear. No mind all these people shouting you to sell the Jet. Me I go say make you just allow poor people enter free flights at least every weekend with your private Jet!!! Then Uncle Jona go hear you.
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