PRESIDENCY: Pray For Your Leaders........CAN PRESIDENT SAYS

DR. SAMSON AYOKUNLE

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo is “up to the task” of governing Nigeria in the absence of  President Muhammadu Buhari.

This was the assertion of the National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Revd. Dr.Samson Olasupo Adeniyi Ayokunle..

Making this known in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, the CAN leader insisted that there was no vacuum in government contrary to insinuations in certain quarters.

The statement which was made available to the  media said; “We don’t see the need for any hue and cry being made by some people that his unprecedented absence could create a vacuum in the Presidency since President Buhari has done what is needful by transferring power to the Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo who is up to the task.

“The Church should also continue praying for him for divine wisdom, knowledge and understanding as he discharges his constitutional responsibilities”.

Samson Ayokunle while urging Christians to continue praying for the President until he returned back to the country hale and hearty from the United Kingdom, UK, noted that the President who has been on medical vacation in the UK had extended his 10-days vacation, citing health reasons.

It could be recalled that earlier in the week, President Buhari through his media aide, Femi Adesina revealed that a series of medical check-ups he carried out in the cause of his medical vacation had necessitated his prolonged stay in London.

However, in a swift reaction to the new development, Ayokunle, reminded Christians that it was their responsibility to “pray for the country and her leaders in season and out of season”.

“I call on all well meaning Nigerians, especially Christians not to cease praying for President Muhammadu Buhari as he takes further rest as advised by his doctors until he returns back to the country hale and hearty to continue his good works”, the statement read.

“It is needless reminding you that as Christians, our responsibilities include but not limited to making supplications, prayers, and intercessions, and giving thanks for our leaders and for all that are in the position of authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty”.

Quoting Scriptures from the Bible, Ayokunle said; “For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour…’” (1 Timothy 2:1-2)”.

The Christian leader also urged security agencies to rise up to the security challenges in the Southern Kaduna by “flushing out the hoodlums who are still killing innocent people despite the presence of policemen and soldiers in the area”.

“We call on the security agencies in the country to stop the killings in Kafanchan despite their presence in the area, we heard of recent attacks in Atakar and Kaninkon villages of Kaura and Jema’a local government areas in the state”.

“All hands should be on deck to flush out those criminals from their hideouts in order to restore a permanent peace to the Southern Kaduna communities once and for all”, Ayokunle stressed.