From the schedule of his tour and statements
made, any reasonable person could see clearly
that the purpose of the trip was focused
primarily on terrorism and corruption and that
Mr. Kerry came purposely on a familiarization
visit and to have a one to one interaction with
traditional and political leadership of the areas
ravaged by terrorist activities.
If there is anybody or group in dire need of
rebirth through revival because of what it
supposedly represents in our life, but has been
found wanting due to irresponsible and unGodly
conduct at variance with its calling, it is the
Christian Association of Nigeria.
Recently, the United States of America, Secretary of State, Mr. John Kerry, visited Nigeria as part of his African tour, which also included Kenya. While in the country, the American envoy visited the head of the Muslim community in Nigeria, the Sultan of Sokoto and Governors of states ravaged by Boko Haram as well as paying a courtesy call on President Muhammadu Buhari, wherein, he lauded and admonished the country on its war against terrorism and corruption.
From the schedule of his tour and statements
made, any reasonable person could see clearly
that the purpose of the trip was focused
primarily on terrorism and corruption and that
Mr. Kerry came purposely on a familiarization
visit and to have a one to one interaction with
traditional and political leadership of the areas
ravaged by terrorist activities.
But one was taken aback by the position of the
troubled leadership of the Christian Association
of Nigeria who instead of working hard to
reconcile the aggrieved factions of the divided
body as a result of its recently concluded
acrimonious election, engender unity among
Christians and with other religious adherents
and focus on reorientation of Christians along
biblical lines for a better society, rather took on
the American government by making
unreasonable and illogical allegation to the
embarrassment and consternation of right
thinking Nigerians even beyond the Christian
folk.
Ordinarily, you want to ask yourself that, is the
attendance of Christian leaders at meetings
mobilized for the visiting American envoy or
whoever visits the country on specific mission
now a part of their calling according to the Bible?
Unfortunately, one thought that we had put
behind us, this type of reprehensible conduct
which characterized the tenure of the immediate past predecessor of this new crisis infested CAN leadership.
As a Christian, one is pained and saddened
about what has become of the integrity of CAN,
which was once headed by eminent,
responsible, focused and Father figure Christian
leaders like Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, Bishops
Adetiloye, Sunday Mbang, etc to the glory of
God, but has continuously been dragged in the
mud as we have seen lately?
For our information, if we all recollect, since the
tenure of the immediate predecessor of Pastor
Ayokunle, CAN has never been the same again.
That was a period in which the body was
dragged into the murky waters of Nigeria’s
politics, of which it is yet to recover, but can
recover if only Christians can come together to
carry out a revival as the Lord directs for the
organization like we do in other matters of our
private lives.
To refresh our memory, under ex-CAN President Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the office of the President of CAN was relocated to Nigeria’s seat of political power, Aso Rock, as he became an unofficial political special adviser to former
President Goodluck Jonathan, accompanying
him almost everywhere and returning “fire for
fire” of any criticisms against his “principal” from any quarter.
Infact, prior to the 2015 general elections, to the
embarrassment of Christians, who are conscious of the Christians tenets of love, promotion of peace, selflessness and good neighbourliness, pastor Ayo Oritsejafor took up the position of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan unofficial special adviser on Muhammadu Buhari matters as he went all out attacking the candidacy of President Buhari and propagated messages of hate and division of Nigerians along religious lines, but to God be the glory as he failed woefully because he deviated and served flesh, instead of God.
This is not to forget that this same pastor Ayo
Oritsejafor also abused his office as CAN
president for personal business as he became a
contractor to the federal government of Nigeria
which hired his private jet to ferry raw cash of
9.3 million dollars in “Ghana must go bags” to
South Africa, to supposedly purchase arms but
which became a huge embarrassment to Nigeria as the money was confiscated by the South African authorities for violation of the country’s financial and international financial rules on the movement of cash across borders.
Who can also forget how CAN denigrated and
assaulted the sensibilities of Christians by the
unGodly activities of some Christian leaders who became dealers by selling their conscience for money like goods available for sale on the
market stalls and preaching messages of hate
and religious divisions prior to the 2015 general
elections?
The height of the show of shame by the
leadership of CAN came when it was alleged that the body received a bribe to the tune of N7
billion from ex-President Jonathan to rally
Christians to support his political ambition, but
just like the bible posited, that any plan that is
not of God, shall not stand, these Christian
leaders or should we say dealers who soiled
their names and the image of Christianity for
filthy lucre, failed woefully in their business
enterprise of monetizing Christianity.
However, in all these period of the absurd, we
must sincerely commend the Islamic religious
leaders who endured all the provocations and
inducements to remain patriotic, faithful and
focused to their calling by not selling their
conscience for a pot of porridge nor raise an eye lid or copy their other religion counterparts to retaliate by preaching messages of hate and
division.
Also, we must note that since his assumption
into office, President Muhammadu Buhari has
deviated from his predecessor abuse of office
and policy of promotion of self religion over
others by refraining from indulging the presence of the head of Nigeria’s Islamic faith in federal government entourage at official public
functions or when on a foreign trip. This is very
commendable.
For the education of our misguided and lack of
focus CAN leadership, they need to be reminded
that this latest outburst constitutes an
embarrassment not only to Christians whom
they purport to represent but have turned to
representing themselves, but also the generality
of Nigerians.
The trip to Nigeria by Mr. Kerry was designed
and funded by the American government for a
specific purpose and not for jamboree and so,
they reserve the right to determine which
persons and groups should be invited to
meetings with the envoy during his stay and not
every dick, tom and harry.
Thus, the time has come for Nigerian Christians
to come together to rescue CAN which continues to sink deeper into ignominy by admonishing thenew leadership to cement the crack tearing thebody apart as a result of leadership tussle andrededicate themselves to building a christian community primarily focused on biblical tenets for a peaceful, good neighbourliness and citizen, corruption and crime free and prosperous society.
And one of the identifiable ways to do this, is by
organizing a revival (Isoji) for rebirth as the spiri directs, to repent and seek God’s face in
repositioning the organization which has lost
focus from its core mandate.
The time to start is now!

theeagleonline.com.ng/can-an-organisation-in-need-of-rebirth-by-nelson-ekujumi/

Long epistle no means

This is not too long if u re really interested in education.

PURE IDLE TRASH......OP GET A JOB

adeusolu:
PURE IDLE TRASH......OP GET A JOB

U need to intellectually interrogate ursef if this is simply what ur education brings to the table? Really, be sincere to ursef.
Lalasticlala u never comeback from church?

The overzealous new CAN president is set to even surpass pastor Ayo in terms of disgracing Christianity and Nigerians.

NOETHNICITY:
U need to intellectually interrogate ursef if this is simple what ur education brings to the table? Really, be sincere to ursef.
Lalasticlala u never comeback from church?

Intellectual interrogation is meant for people with brains. Stop searching for whales in a desert.

Nelson Ekujimi is a big-headed fool with a brain filled with burnt saw dust.

John Kerry came to visit for terrorism & anti corruption and did not bother visit the epicentre of terror, the Northeast, neither did he visit any IDP camp to see first hand the challenges of the terror victims.
The same John Kerry visited Sultan of Sokoto (the head of Nigerian muslims), whose adherrants are the aggressors in terror, but did not deem it fit to visit the CAN president or the Chairman of Catholic Bishops Secretariat, who have burn the brunt of the terror acts.

Does anyone need to know that the Obama led Democrats admin that Kerry works for are the brains behind the ISIS monster in Iraq/Syria, the mess in Libya that fueled boko haram in Nigeria and whose tacit opposition to the Nigerian govt arms purchase fueled terror in Nigeria.

CAN was right in it's outburst because Kerry's parley with muslim leaders raises question on the true purpose of his visit because of the multi religious nature of Nigeria.

The OP noethnicity is a muslim Afonjarudeen deceiving himself about 'being objective' ny digging up a 'christian's response' against CAN. Who is he deceiving?

ShootToKill:
The OP noethnicity is a muslim Afonjarudeen deceiving himself about 'being objective' ny digging up a 'christian's response' against CAN. Who is he deceiving?

Mr man, do ursef a favour, pick some sense. What has being a muslims got to do with the issue here? I'm not the author of the article for crying out loud. I only saw a beautiful intellectually enriching write-up and thought it tutorially worthy to put it out on NL. How does being a muslim make the content of the article less true? Deal with the facts laden in the article.

NOETHNICITY:
Mr man, do ursef a favour, pick some sense. What has being a muslims got to do with the issue here? I'm not the author of the article for crying out loud. I only saw a beautiful intellectually enriching write-up and thought it tutorially worthy to put it out on NL. How does being a muslim make the content of the article less true? Deal with the facts laden in the article.

It has EVERYTHING to do with you being a SUNNI MUSLIMUDEEN. Don't pretend it doesn't. We are not foools here, we know your heart.

ShootToKill:


It has EVERYTHING to do with you being a SUNNI MUSLIMUDEEN. Don't pretend it doesn't. We are not foools here, we know your heart.

Answer the question and stop this stale regurgitated rhetoric of me being a muslim. How does that diminish the facts in the write-up? Don't kid ursef about getting a reply frm again unless u make sense in ur next post.

NOETHNICITY:
Answer the question and stop this stale regurgitated rhetoric of me being a muslim. How does that diminish the facts in the write-up? Don't kid ursef about getting a reply frm again unless u make sense in ur next post.

What write up! Is it that pro-abooki, pro-muslimudeen trash you have up there?