BEVERLY HILLS, November 11, (THEWILL) – President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, believes that God allowed the Republican nominee, Mr Donald Trump, to win the United States, U.S, presidential election so he can fight immorality in the American society.
Ayokunle said this on Thursday at the 29th General Assembly of the Christian Council of Nigeria, CCN, tagged: “God of Life: Lead Nigeria to Justice, Peace and Dignity” and held at First Baptist Church, Garki, Abuja.
He called on Americans to watch very closely as the incoming Trump administration would not tolerate the issues of immorality in the country any more.
“God has now positioned him to fight the immoral life in the American society; the nation that was once known as God’s own country is vastly becoming Sodom and Gomorrah,” he said.
The CAN president maintained that there was an extent to which a nation would emphasise secular and individual liberty to the neglect of God’s absolute reign to the affairs of men.
He advised Nigerians to be on guard at all times as Boko Haram terrorists had not been fully defeated, following the recent killing of Lt. Col. Abu Ali and some soldiers in Maiduguri.
According to him, “it is not over until it is over; the fact that a top army officer was killed is a signal to the fact that we have not defeated them.
“It was also an attestation to the commitment of the Federal Government to fight this demon called Boko Haram.
“So, everybody should be more committed so that the souls of those who died might not be in vain.’’
Ayokunle called on Christians to be united and not to make their doctrinal beliefs to overwhelm them because Jesus Christ prayed for the church to be one.
“We are diverse because of our doctrinal beliefs but we must be one because Jesus says the church must be one; He prayed for the church.
“I think the problem with us is the placing of much emphasis on autonomy where it becomes its petals when we lack respect for one another.
“There should be collective recognition of leadership, desire to put up the things of the world and eternity-centred in such a way that occupying position does not matter to anybody,’’ he said.
The CAN chairman pointed out that corruption was endemic in the country and called on the government to keep fighting it so that the country would not be crippled.
He stated that corruption appears to be endemic in the Nigerian society and it has got to the fabric of our national lives; there is hardly any sector that can be exempted.
“By the result that corruption has given us presently, I think it is high time we all rose and fight the demon; without fighting it, it will cripple us.
“If we are not very careful we will end up becoming a crippled giant because we have allowed corruption to enter into our system,’’ he said.
