The Christian Association of Nigeria, Borno State chapter, has denied that it threatened to sanction its members who declared support for the All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
Chairman of the chapter, Rev. Titus Pona, made the denial in a statement issued on Sunday in Maiduguri.
The statement was in reaction to some media reports which accused the Borno CAN chapter of issuing the threat to Christians in the state.
Pona described the allegation as, “baseless, fictitious and unfounded.”
He also denied that N7 billion bribe was issued to CAN by President Goodluck Jonathan to support his re-election.
“The attention of the Borno Chapter of CAN has been drawn to publication alleging that President Jonathan bribed pastors in the nation with the sum of N7 billion.
“And that the money was channelled through the national CAN’s office, for pastors to help campaign for his re-election in the next month’s polls,” Pona said.
“Ordinarily, we would have ignored such wild allegation but for the specific mention of Borno State in the write-up.
“Such allegation can easily mislead well meaning persons and perhaps vulnerable members of the public.
“As a body, CAN is non-partisan and we encourage everyone to belong to a party of his or her choice since we have Christians in all parties,” he added. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Oritsejafor, please take off your bishop's garb and join your fellow armed robbers, because that is where you belong.
ReplyDeleteIt's really unfortunate how Christianity in Nigeria is now being led by people who are known to have history of inordinate ambition.
ReplyDeleteGoing by warnings in the Book of Revelation, what the Nigerian Church is involving itself in today will definitely lead to its ultimate demise. The CAN/PFN hardly reproves evil (Ephesians 5:11-13) and majority of their membership today are known to eagerly dip their hands into iniquity.
Majority of the CAN/PFN membership have totally lost focus and thus rather than retrace their steps back to the source of Spiritual Power and relevance which rules the Physical, they are busy struggling with the prince of this world for worldly power and recognition since they have lost their spiritual power and spiritual relevance.
Though the Lord Jesus declared that the gates of hell will never prevail against His Church, but, when the Nigerian Church continues in its ways and path of iniquity just in the same way that the Church in Countries like Britain and most Countries in Europe did, the Church in Nigeria will eventually destroy itself. Is it not an irony that the same Europe that evangelized Africa is now being Evangelised by Africans. It shows that the Church in Europe destroyed itself by collaborating with their Governments to perpetuate evil in their Colonies.
By this, the greatest threat to the Nigerian Church today are those Christians who condone iniquity and evil. Let us remember this, when the ways of the Church pleases God, He will make even her enemies to be at peace with her (Proverbs 16:7).
It's thus absurd for any Christian to claim that an individual can wipe out Christianity in Nigeria. It shows that those so-called Christians are not real students of the Bible, if so they would have known the verse that says, Greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world. Also that, the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God.
By this, any professing Christian that spreads propaganda that an individual can wipe out Christianity in Nigeria is only demonstrating the fact that they do not really know this our God, that He is an awesome God. They are only close to God with their mouth while their hearts are far far away from God. And this is the character of GEJ. GEJ confesses God but by his actions/inactions denies the very existence of God and also denies the power of God. GEJ is thus nothing but an hypocrite.
GEJ is morally bankrupt, a pathological liar and highly deceptive individual. And that is a truth that we cannot fight or else we will never be free. GEJ is a wolf in sheep clothing. GEJ condoned corruption even more than NPN back in the 1979-1983.
Please, does anyone know GEJ's real Pastor. I am not referring to those Pastors in official capacity.
GEJ secured the PDP 2011 mandate by deception in that without being compelled, he declared his intention not to seek for 2nd term and declared with his mouth that his tenure will end May 2015 with BBC UK also carrying the story on 01/02/2011. That means, GEJ committed 419.
Indeed, a leader may have at his/her disposal the Nation's resources to spend (and even squander) all in the name of Projects. However, there are crucial things that a leader on his/her own part must bring to that table/seat of leadership which are namely, righteousness, honesty, integrity, character (must be a man/woman of his/her words either in secret or in the open), hatred for sin, hatred for corruption, hatred for hypocrisy, courage (not an ostrich like leader that will be busy burying head in the sand), empathy, etc.
Proverbs 6:16-19 states that;
These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: a proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, a false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
Assessing GEJ on all the aforementioned shows that God can never and will never support and individual like GEJ unless God himself is a liar which can never be so.
"To your tents o Israel" believe what you choose to believe, do not judge when you understand nothing, the same way you judge others shall you be judged too. Please apply reason in what you say.
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