CAN React To Acting President Comment That Pastors Don’t Support The FG In The Fight Against Corruption

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has reacted to the recent comment made by acting President Yemi Osinbajo that many Pastors fails to support the Federal Government in their battle against corruption rather than preaching about prosperity. Read the VP comment Here

Osinbajo while speaking at the 30th National Biennial Conference of the Students Christian Movement of Nigeria holding in Enugu over the weeknd, said many preachers in Nigeria are now focused on preaching on prosperity rather than righteousness.

”“Very rarely do you hear our preachers talk about corruption from their pulpits. If a nation is not righteous nothing will help it.” the acting president had said

The president of the CAN, Rev. Samuel Ayokunle who reacted to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s comment in a statement released by his media aide, Adebayo Oladeji, said the Vice President may actually know what they don’t know and have the right to correct them if they preach against the scripture but don’t know if members are listening.

Read the CAN president statement below.

“Being a pastor, the acting president may know what we don’t know and he has a right to correct those whose teaching or preaching contradicts the scripture. What we know is that the church must speak against evil in the land, corruption inclusive. The church has been speaking against the perceived genocide in the country, insecurity of life and property, hypocrisy, nepotism, greediness, tribalism, favourism, treasury lootings, lopsided appointments, etc.

“These are all manifestation of corruption. Corruption goes beyond greed and diversion of public money into personal hands. Whether our leaders, politicians and civil servants are listening is another thing entirely. Those who have not been preaching against the evil in the country should heed the counsel of the acting president and the leadership of CAN in turn tasks those in the position of authority to be sensitive to the yearning of the church for peace, security, job opportunities, good roads, affordable medical care, and an end to every form of hardship in the land.”