A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde, has called on Christians to extend the love they have for their churches to the country by obtaining their Permanent Voter Card their (PVCs) in preparation for 2019 elections.
He gave the charge to Christians while speaking at the presentation of a book, “Selected ecumenical hymns, English and Yoruba (With tunes in Sol-fa-notation),” held at the Methodist Church Nigeria, Cathedral of Light, Agodi, Ibadan.
Archbishop Ayo Ladigbolu (retd); immediate past president of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), Chief Wole Akinwande, Chief Areoye Oyebola; Sir Sola Abodunrin, who was the chairman, Planning Committee of the ceremony, Elder Gbenga Olatoyinbo and Sir Olu Babalola attended the event.
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Ayorinde said the time had come for churches and Christians to know that they were major stakeholders in the country, noting that this would help in preparing to actively participate in the 2019 elections rather than being passive observers.
According to him, the country, more than ever, needs the intervention of the churches and Christians in charting a way forward.
It will be a great disservice for the churches to turn a blind eye when the country is more or less on fire given the myriads of problems facing it that include insecurity and unemployment, he added.
He said: “We all know that the foundation of Christianity is love. It is, therefore my appeal to my brothers and sisters in the Christian faith to extend the love that they have for the churches to the country by not only getting their PVC but also effectively participating in the 2019 elections.
“And with love as the foundation of the churches, it is my belief that it will be easier for the Christians to bear in mind that collectively they have a role to play in voting for candidates that will turn the fortunes of the country around for good.”
Ladigbolu, who was the chairman at the occasion, while insisting that the church was one before God, warned Christians not to see the killings of some Christians in the northern part of the country as a war on a particular denomination, but rather a problem that should be of greater concern to all Christians.
He maintained that at this period in the country, the church must be together, stating that the senseless killings of defenceless Christians by herdsmen should not be left to a particular denomination to confront but should be tackled by all.
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