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Presidential spokesman, Femi Adeshina has heavily berated Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), over its recent statement on the killing of CAN Chairman in Adamawa State by insurgents

The presidency accused the Christian body of being acting and reacting more like an Opposition Party on national issues.

CAN, in reaction to the beheading of its chairman in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa, Rev Lawan Andimi on Tuesday by Boko Haram insurgents, lampooned the federal government for the growing attacks on Christians in parts of the north.

The Christian group castigated President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing the administration of colluding with terrorists to target Christians.

Reacting to the accusations, the Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, in his debut weekly column titled From The Inside on Friday described CAN’s reactions as divisive and unworthy of a Christian group.

Adesina, a Pastor with the Foursquare Gospel Church Nigeria, accused CAN of fuelling the old-time demonisation of Buhari, stating that security has improved with the current administration.

According to him: “If any purging is to be done, is it not by those making allegations? The allegations lasted for many years, but truth eventually overtook them.

“If CAN would then still dwell on the discredited accusations, it must be the one to purge itself, as millions of Nigerians, including Christians, have already done. The insecurity in the country is not about any religion. It is pure evil, from the pit of hell.”

He faulted CAN’s allegation that a change of Service Chiefs would address insecurity while also dismissing claims that the heads of security organisations were deliberately picked from a section and religion to give undue advantages.

Adesina wrote: “And then: …purge himself of the allegations…by reconstituting the leadership of the security forces. CAN, oh CAN, in a condolence statement?

“Are you saying under a different leadership of our security forces, insurgency will vanish after they wave their fingers? Why mix the wheat and chaff together?

“In the leadership of the security forces as we have it now, is the position of Chief of Defence Staff not held by General Abayomi Olonisakin, who is also a pastor? Is he not a member of CAN? Is the Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok Ekwe-Ibas, not a Christian, and under the banner of CAN?

“Listening to the organisation, you would think not even half a Christian is in the leadership of the security forces. This kind of sentiment breeds hatred and malice in a country, and CAN should not be involved in such, for Jesus would not do it. And we’ve been called to walk in His steps.

“If the leadership of the security forces would be changed, it is a sitting President that has the prerogative. It will not happen when CAN begins to make such demand in what should be a sober condolence press statement. Don’t mix bias and sympathy. They don’t mesh.”

He accused CAN of sowing the seed of discord, hatred and division in the country, describing its response as shameful and ridiculous.

Adesina argued: “CAN says kidnappings and killings are shameful to a government that boasts that it has conquered insurgency. Boasts. So that is all that matters to CAN, as if it was an opposition political party? Boasts. No.

“This would not augur for unity and cohesion in a country. We are not asking the Christian body to be in bed with government, that would not help anybody, but the organization has been sounding too long like a political party.We daily learn to walk with Jesus.”

The Christian body, according to him, has not followed the dictates of Christ in response to public affairs, urging it to stick to praying and offering constructive criticisms based on utmost honesty, The Nation reports.

Adesina, a Pastor with the Foursquare Gospel Church Nigeria, said..........that security has improved with the current administration.

"No evil deed will go unpunished.Any evil done by man to man will be redressed.If not now then later. If not by man then by God. For the victory of evil over good can only be temporary'

"The recent proscription of Boko Haram and Ansaru violates the Constitution." - Lai Mohammed (June 10, 2013, The Nation

"Jonathan should resign if he has no solution to the violence being unleashed on some parts of the country." - Nasiru El-Rufai (August 2012).

RZArecta:
Femi Adesina, a Four Square pastor is a dèranged môron. A disgrace to his wife and children and a disgrace to the body of Christ. Muric, Miyetti Allah and other terrorist organizations will be laughing their heads off at how easily Christians betray themselves just for a spoon of porridge

Freddykrueger:
Wish it was the imbecilic Femi Adeshitna that was beheaded by bokoharam instead of that innocent CAN chairman. Such insensitive response by the presidential spokesman to CANs objective criticism is nothing but profound stupidity coupled with debilitating foolishness.

Femiartalade:
Religion offers an escape from reality, it helps to take the pain away from the struggles of life within capitalism. It acts as the one good thing that makes life worth living, but it also subdues us, leaves us weak to the whims of the state and the bourgeois (who control religion, and nothing fills the proletariat with more fear than eternal damnation).

Religion is really the opium of the masses