the
Redeemed Christian Church of God National Council of Elders has asked
the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to punish all acts of corruption
in the country.
The RCCG elders also noted that the
peaceful atmosphere in the country after the 2015 elections was the
outcome of sustained prayers.
The RCCG elders spoke during a press
conference in Gbagada on the 14th annual elder’s congress holding at the
Redemption Camp on Friday and Saturday.
The event was chaired by the Chairman of RCCG National Council of Elders, Pastor Israel Abatan.
Other church leaders at the conference
include the council’s Vice Chairman, Pastor Obadiah Mulero; a member of the RCCG Board of Trustees, Pastor Kayode Ajayi; and the council’s Publicity Secretary, Pastor Ayodeji Olulani.
include the council’s Vice Chairman, Pastor Obadiah Mulero; a member of the RCCG Board of Trustees, Pastor Kayode Ajayi; and the council’s Publicity Secretary, Pastor Ayodeji Olulani.
Olulani, the council’s publicity
secretary, said if the President-elect and the Vice President-elect,
Prof. Oluyemi Osinbajo wished to succeed in the next four years, there
must consequences for all acts of corruption.
He
said, “There must be consequences for all categories of corruption;
either those involved in drug trafficking or engaged in armed robbery.
Corruption is corruption. Contractors who build substandard roads or
bridges should face the full consequences of their actions.”
He urged Nigerians to stop glorifying criminals and corrupt leaders.
“We should question the corrupt leaders and reject their ill-gotten wealth to re-establish the country’s moral value,” he added.
The council’s Vice Chairman, Mulero, expressed concerns at the scale of corrupt practices in the country’s political system.
He said, “Our leaders must demonstrate
strong will and readiness to serve common and popular interests above
selfish and parochial interests. The mechanisms for checks and balances
should be strengthened to promote justice and fairness.”
Earlier, Abatan said the outcome of the elections was as a result of the role the church played.
He said, “The outcome is an answer to our prayers in spite of all the crises the country went through before the elections.”
He commended President Goodluck Jonathan
for conceding defeat to the president-elect and praised the Independent
National Electoral Commission for the conduct of the elections.
On the elder’s congress, Abatan said the
2015 edition with the theme, ‘The Unfading Hope’, would bring together
over 10,000 senior citizens from the church’s 189 provinces and 24
regions in Nigeria.
Source: Punchng
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