The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim (ESOCS) have asked the Federal Government to address issues raised by youths during #EndBadGovernance# protest.
They also said there was the need to confront modern wickedness with truth, advising leaders to return to bold and unyielding truth in addressing societal challenges.
They made the call at a news conference on Saturday evening in Lagos.
the President of CAN, Archbishop Daniel Okoh urged leaders to return to the bold truth and address current challenges with the word of God, combating deceit and oppression.
“We have a lot of challenges today. We are seeing wickedness manifesting in various ways in modern times, and the church will go back to the same tool that we have, which is the truth.
“There is nothing like bold truth or new truth. Truth is truth, and leaders must go back to pick the truth and address whatever challenge we have now and confront it.
“We must confront all the lies, all the oppression, all the troubles that we have.
Also, the Prelate of Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim (ESOCS), Baba Aladura David Bob-Manuel (Orimolade IX), said Nigeria is a nation rich in diversity and resilience, but presently facing socio-economic crisis.
“Millions of families are living under abject poverty, the burgeoning youth are grappling with unemployment and are labelled as being lazy.
“There is incredibly high cost of living, Naira has depreciated grossly thereby eroding the purchasing power and fueling economic hardship and anxiety.
“Indeed, millions of Nigerians are hungry and angry, hopes have dwindled and anger is ignited,” he said.
He urged the Federal Government to address issues raised by youths during #EndBadGovernance# protest.
“Notably, protests, when conducted within the ambit of the law, are the lifeblood of a healthy democracy.
“It is the expression of the people’s discontent against systemic corruption within various levels of Government which has eroded public trust, worsen economic hardship and socio-political differences.”
“Due to the communication gap and differences between the government and the governed, there was massive protest in various parts of the country some few weeks ago.
“The economy of the country was grounded to a halt,” he said
