By Naomi Sharang
Mr Emmanuel Adegbe, an Assistant Pastor of the Summit Bible Church, Abuja has called on Christians and indeed Nigerians to be civil in the conduct as campaigns for the 2023 General Elections commenced.
Adegbe, who was Guest Speaker at the 17th Anniversary of the Summit Bible Church, Kubwa urged that Nigerians and politicians must be civil and guard against violence.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the thanksgiving celebration was tagged “Christ in me the Hope of Glory”.
NAN also reports that political campaigns had begun in Sept. 2022 resulting in a spike of political activities.
The cleric, who was optimistic on the success of the forthcoming polls said that Nigerians were determined more than ever to vote candidates of their choice.
“I don’t see voter apathy this season; for what I see compared to the previous years, I anticipate a lot more people.
“Even with the rallies organised by political parties’ supporters, it’s real; people want something different.
“I pray that people don’t go violent to discourage those that want to vote.I trust there is going to be civility and people won’t distort the process,”Adegbe said.
Earlier, while citing the Holy Bible in the Book of Exodus Chapter 33:18-19, Adegbe said that there were various dimensions of glory
He said that these included the goodness, blessing, riches, wealth and graciousness of God.
The cleric, therefore, urged Christians to have a reawakening and begin to enjoy God’s goodness.
In his remarks, Pastor Dan Aronue, Pastor in charge of Kubwa Centre said that the centre was birthed in 2005.
He said: “I feel great; I feel the blessings of God upon my life and upon the Church and I’m grateful for the growth spiritually and physically.”
On the choice of leaders for Nigeria, Anorue said: “For us, we believe God rules in the affairs of men, it’s His choice to bring who He desires.”
The cleric called on the Church to stop being at the centre of politics, but to be at the periphery where they could positively affect every aspect of the country.
““The church must go into politics. It has what it takes. Being the light, we can’t sit back; we can’t make impact if we don’t move.
“This is the time for the church to assume their God-given responsibility to impact the nation with God’ culture working to see the change we so desire,” Anorue said.
For the Chairman of the Organising Committee, Mr Kingsley Akwudolu, who said that attaining 17 years as a Church was a great feat, attributed it to God’s faithfulness.
Some of the members of the Church, Mrs Chioma Ugorji and Mr Sylvester Amanah said, “it has been from glory to glory.” (NAN)
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Edited by Bashir Rabe Mani
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