The General Assembly of the Christian Association of Nigeria
on Thursday formally validated the election of Archbishop Daniel Okoh as its
new President, thereby outing to an end the tenure of Dr. Samson Supo Ayokunle.
His recommendation by an Electoral College which was set up
to screen and suggest candidates for the offices of the President and Vice
President, respectively, as presented by the blocs that have rights of
nomination was in line with the provisions of the 2021 CAN constitution as
amended.
Okoh, the General Superintendent of Christ Holy Church
International, Onitsha, emerged as the new spiritual leader of CAN, after
getting a 100 per cent vote of all 259 delegates who participated in its 12th
General Assembly and is expected to serve a single five-year term.
The new CAN President, in his acceptance speech, charged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to quell the rising insecurity in the country.
He said, “While thanking the President and the
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR), for his efforts to combat terrorism and
banditry, I would like to appeal to His Excellency to end the bloodletting,
kidnapping and general insecurity in all the geo-political zones of the
country.
“I believe that government can do more to secure the lives
and property given all the modern technology within its reach.”
According to him, the need for CAN to respond appropriately
to national issues became imperative.
He assured that the apex Christian organisation would
continue to participate actively and effectively in nation building
He said, “We are coming in at the time that all of us in the
Christian faith, believe that some section of political leaders are not
sensitive to the diverse nature of our population when certain decisions are
being made.
“Many Christians feel and have the genuine fear that there
is a deliberate plan to remove the Christian faith from the scheme of things
and make us second-class citizens in our own country – genuine fear borne out
of the recent happenings in our polity i.e. the same-faith ticket in one of the
major political parties in Nigeria despite the caution raised by CAN since two
years ago.
“Whatever happens, no matter how many times our
sensibilities are insulted, we must resolve to make a positive impact on the
political, economic and social systems of our dear nation.”
Nevertheless, Okoh stated that for Christians to remain
relevant in the scheme of things, the first step was to increase CAN’s efforts
to work towards Christian unity and mutual understanding among the
denominations of the Church in Nigeria.
Ayokunle told his successor to love the people irrespective
of their weaknesses.
“The people will annoy him, make him angry, and may not even
appreciate him, but he must continue to seek the good of the people,” he
advised.
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