The Christian body condemned Onochie’s description of CAN as “CAN of worms” on her Twitter account.
Onochie had tweeted, “Prime Minister Theresa May, a Christian, is in a mosque doing what humans go to do in a place of worship. She knows that her God is the same one also called Allah. Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN of worms, Here’s a great lesson in love and godliness, not hatred & anger!”.
In a statement from CAN, signed by Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, Special Assistant, (Media and Communications) to the CAN President, it stated “CAN at first decided not to dignify her recklessness with a response, thinking she may not be speaking for President Muhammadu Buhari, but the failure of the Presidency to call her to order is capable of making us believe that she is expressing the mind of the Presidency, her employer.
“Onochie, from all indications, shares a lot of things in common with Esau who sold his birthright for a single meal. She is also like Eliab who was not ready to stand up against Goliath who had defied the God of Israel, but was burning with anger at David who would not allow Goliath to continue insulting God and His people.
“Instead of asking CAN leadership to borrow a leaf from the British Prime Minister, Onochie should have directed her advice to her principal to emulate his British counterpart who gives all the citizens under her watch a sense of belonging and adequate security, irrespective of their religious, ethnic and political persuasions.
“Instead of being a liability to the Church in the corridors of power, we counsel her to learn from the likes of Moses, Esther, Daniel and the other three Hebrew children who sacrificed their conveniences and risked their influential opportunities to defend the interest of God’s people against the imperial orders”
CAN said the problem of irritants like Onochie in the corridors of power is that the truth cannot be buried forever, especially in today’s world where no government has a monopoly of the media with the emergence of the global technological communication, especially the social media.
“CAN counsels this big-mouth social media aide to employ decorum in performing her function, instead of acting like an urchin who has strayed into the corridors of power. She is hereby advised to walk away from the path trodden by Cain and stop embracing Balaam’s blunder for personal profit.
“Let it be restated once again that CAN will never cease speaking truth to power, irrespective of the unguarded utterances by Onochie."
From Tribune
I pity this woman, she no know anything about politics. Shooing her mouth into different matter anyhow.
ReplyDeleteNo the idiot, make she continue dey lick buhari blokos cos of the little milk she dey get. Shameless pig
DeleteWho is her husband?
DeleteHonestly, this woman has lost it.
CAN has finished this senseless loud mouth! That's the problem with some Christians... they revere the religion only a little!
ReplyDeleteShe sold her birthright.
ReplyDeleteAnyway CAN brought disgrace to themselves by fighting over monies given to them by federal Government.
Na dem sabi
Reprimanding with insults.. but in such circumstances, what would Jesus do?..
ReplyDeleteJesus would do better; he'll flog the senselessness out of her.
Deletebut this woman is a literal description of äbsolute power corrupts absolutely". just becos you are in the position to rub shoulders with power, does not mean that you should talk carelessly. May God forgive you
ReplyDeleteWho else is seeing what I saw. Nigerian CAN has decided to wake up after the world Bishops wrote to Nigeria concerning their intention to hang the 5 Christians that killed a herdsman in Yola.. Good move.. More of this.
ReplyDeleteThe description of esau sold his birthright for food suit her very well
ReplyDeleteThis woman spews a lot of trash. She needs to be called to order.
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