Obasanjo, who spoke in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, advised Christians on the need to actively participate in politics.
The ex-President made this call while speaking during the fifth anniversary thanksgiving service of the Chapel of Christ the Glorious King, a religious arm of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library.
His words, “I want to say here that Christians should participate in politics.
We should not leave politics in the hands of the evil ones who cannot offer this country any good,” he said. Speaking earlier, the former president of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, Dr. Ola Akande, described Obasanjo as a rare and special gift to Nigeria. Akande noted that the likes of Obasanjo usually came once in a generation.
The cleric said, “I have been a spectator of the many ups and downs of the life of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo across the years. There is no doubt that I am his elder brother.
During our times together, I came to know a miracle about him, and that this is a special man that God has given to our current or contemporary Nigerian generation. Such a gift comes once in a while. “Believe me; you do not pray for such a gift from God. God just decides what he wants to give mankind, and He does it.
When He does it, He gives the gift to our generation through a very, very poor family.” Speaking on the theme, “Can the Nigerian Church Transform the Nigerian Society?,” the cleric bemoaned how evil is taking over the House of God these days. dailypost.com
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