CAN rejoices with Buhari, says Nigerians should sustain prayers
The
President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), his eminence,
Rev Dr Samson Olasupo Ayokunle has congratulated President Muhammadu
Buhari, his family and the populace on his return to the country 51 days
after he left for London, for medical reasons.
Buhari
who returned Friday had a brief meeting with the Federal Executive
Council, service chiefs and other top government functionaries said the
Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo who had been acting in his stead
while away would continue to act.
Welcoming
him back to the country, Ayokunle, in a statement issued and signed by
his Special Assistant (Media and Communications), Pastor Adebayo Oladeji
rejoices with the First Family and the country and urged Nigerians,
especially, Christians, not to cease praying for a total and perfect
healing for him.
“CAN
rejoices with the family of President Muhammadu Buhari, the government
and the whole nation on his return to the country after spending 51 days
abroad for medical reasons. We will continue praying for his full
recovery in order to be able to continue the task of rebuilding the
country and most especially, to end the economic recession and its
attendant problems.
“We
urge him to do everything within his power to strengthen Naira which
has been facing unprecedented devaluation since its emergence in order
to bring the much awaited relief to the people who have been groaning
under the yoke of the economic recession.”
The
CAN President praises Buhari for handing over power to his deputy as
mandated by the constitution and commends Osinbajo too for living up to
the expectation of his principal and the people.
“It
is worthy to commend President Buhari for transferring power to the
Vice President, Osinbajo whole away to avoid any breach of the
constitution as we witnessed in recent history. We also acknowledged the
loyalty, commitment and dedication of his deputy who live up to the
expectation”.
The
statement noted with dismay the failure of the government at all levels
to pay the workers and the pensioners as and when due which has
compounded the problem in the polity.
“It
is disheartening to note that workers and pensioners are being denied
of their inalienable right nation-wide as a result of the poor
management of the meager resources at all levels of the government and
it is our prayer that God will help President Buhari and his team to
bring the economy out of the wood sooner than later”.
“Our
prayers, complimenting the efforts of those who are at the helm of the
affairs will go a long way in bringing back the golden era with an
accelerated speed. Our God who did it in Samaria is still on the throne
on our behalf.”
The
body tasks its members to always remember that praying for those at the
helms of the affairs of the country is a divine mandate.
“The Scripture tasks us to be praying ‘for
kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet
lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our
Savior’ (1 Timothy 2:2-3).
“As Christians, it is a divine mandate to be interceding for our leaders in order for
us to enjoy the benefits that our country brings; we must strive to
always pray for the people who have been made to rule over us, irrespective of our political and religious differences”.
signed
Pastor Adebayo Oladeji,
the Special Assistant (Media and Communications) to the CAN President, Rev Samson Olasupo A. Ayokunle, PhD
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