State of The Nation – CPFN/PFN Calls On Tinubu To Declare State of Emergency On Insecurity

By: Benjamin O. Sanni

The leadership of Christian Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria/ Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has called on the President of Nigeria Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare the State of Emergency on the insecurity in the Country.

The call was made during a Press conference organized to address burning issues on the State of the Nation on Thursday 22^nd February 2024 in Lagos Nigeria

While speaking through the bloc Chairman, Bishop Francis Wale Oke, the leaders of CPFN/PFN bared their minds on incessant killing, kidnapping and other vices that has continue to threaten the unity of Nigeria.

Bishop Francis Wale Oke said that one of the major concerns of the nation is insecurity which is gradually reducing the country to nothing among the committee of Nations of the world.

According to Bishop Oke, he said ”the issue of insecurity in Nigeria is not limited to a particular region in the country, it is everywhere. Even places that used to be no go area for them like Federal Capital Territory, kidnapping is thriving there.”

‘‘We called on the president to declare a State of Emergency on insecurity in Nigeria and fight it full blast.”

While answering question on in specific terms what leaders of CPFN/PFN would want the President Tinubu to do, The Apostolic Church Nigeria LAWNA Territorial Chairman from CPFN Pastor (Dr) Senior Gabriel Okpako Uyeh JP submitted that the President must instruct the Security personnel to double their efforts so that all the criminals in the county would be made to pay for their wrongdoings.

Pastor Uyeh said, ”in this material time in our Country what we are saying is for Security operatives to redouble their efforts on the security. We are not saying they are not working. We commend the Security Chiefs but we want them to do more so that the high level of insecurity will reduce in the Nation.”

The CPFN/PFN however calls for calm and peaceful means of resolving issues in the country so as not experience lawlessness society.

On his part, President of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Pastor Samuel Olusegun Oladele while answering question on various protest going in the country due to hardship, he said the right to protest is a fundamental Human Right of every Citizen most especially in this hard situation in country but there should be caution on how we go about it.

The people in government know that citizens are not happy with what is happening in the society therefore we cannot say protest is a bad thing. Those who are in Government now when they were in opposition, they have embarked on protest in the past. So if we have seen the need to protest, it should be peaceful and allow hoodlums to hijack from them.”

”Our prayer is that the protest will bring about instant result in the country without violence and destruction of properties.”

The leadership of the Bloc used the opportunity of the Press conference to pray for Nigeria and the President so that he can succeed and to also drive through his Renewed Hope Agenda for the country.

The CPFN/PFN which comprises of all Pentecostal Churches in Nigeria is one of the five Blocs of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)

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