AA Chairman harps on prayer for peace, prosperity in

From Femi Oyelola, Kaduna

The National Chairman of the Action Alliance (AA), Dr Adekunle Rufai Omoaje has urged Christians in Nigeria to use the period of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, to pray for the peace and prosperity of Nigeria.

He stated this in a message to felicitate with Christians in Nigeria in remembrance of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and made available to the media in Kaduna yesterday.

He admonished the faithful to reflect on the significance of the season, said that this great occasion of Easter is to celebrate Jesus’ victory over death on the cross and his resurrection that rekindles the hope of eternal life.

The AA Chairman urged

Christians to return to the teachings of Jesus Christ, who as ‘the reason for the season’ represents religious tolerance, peaceful coexistence, good faith, truth, demonstration of the fear of and belief in God, empathy for the less privileged, and patriotism to one’s country.

“ It is not just a mere coincidence that while the Lent fasting was on, the Muslim Ramadan also commenced and this translates to a very substantial percentage of the national population fasting in the past two weeks.

“ This is a design by Almighty God to teach us the lesson that no matter how we worship Him, whatever language we adopt in worshipping Him, or what name we call Him, we are all creations of one God.

“Therefore, we should all live,

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work and aspire together as brothers and sisters in the interest of our dear country, demonstrate the fear of God in all we do, and develop our country for the benefit of all.

“ We should stop allowing religion, ethnicity, or difference in language to divide us. It is time we all bound together to salvage our country and restore her lost glory.

“This Easter period, which also coincides with the ongoing Ramadan fasting should be used by Nigerians to pray for their country, to rededicate ourselves to the promotion of, the national interest above personal interest, ponder about the challenges facing the country, and for each individual to take a vow to be part of the solution to the problems.

“It is my prayer that almighty God will intervene and heal our limited, Ohio Flourish Ebozafe;Mr Olanrewaju Idowu of Lekki Free Zone Development;Amb. Mrs Funke Kehinde, Founder/CEO of Brilliant Concepts;and the Group Executive Director of Chi Limited, Mr Jerome O. Shogbon are all in the roll call of honor.

Also, Mr Chimezie Henry Ebulofor, CEO of Henry Montego Homes and Ahmad Nabil Saleh, CEO of M. Saleh and Co. Limited are listed for honorary doctorate degree awards at the taking place at University of Lagos later this month.

Four eminent Nigerian professionals including the Executive Chairman of Gombe State Internal Revenue Service Dr Abubakar Inuwa Tata;Dr Baba Bala Ma’aji North East Zonal Head of First City Monumental Bank(FCMB);Dr Remi Olukoya, Lead Consultant and Chief Executive Officer of Peck’sgrey Group; and Dr. Barr Alexander Utieyin Scott, Barrister and Solicitor, Managing Partner of Alex Scott & Partners will be appointed as professorial chairs of the Universities during the ceremony.

The theme of this year’s edition is titled: “Enhancing Accelerated Capacity Building Through Entrepreneurship in GovernancePathway to Sustainable Growth and Development in Nigeria” to be delivered by Professor Basil C. Nwankwo of Kogi State University, Anyiangba.

CAN demands Peak Milk company’s apology over offensive advert

By Albert Akota

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC, makers of Peak Milk, over an offensive Easter advert that has sparked outrage among Christians in the country.

country in all areas while also giving us victory over those misguided elements who are waging wars against the country. “ He said Hon. Omoaje also used the occasion to appeal to politicians who feel wronged to in the 2023 Elections to seek redress in the Court of law.

He stressed that the elections have come and gone and the courts are there for people to take their grievances to. People can equally protest if they don’t like what is happening, they can adopt any legal measure.”

He, however, advised aggrieved Politicians to avoid actions capable of truncating democracy, saying aggrieved politicians must be cautious so as not to let down the roof.

In the controversial advert, the company used the crucifixion of Jesus Christ as a metaphor to promote their product on Good Friday, a move that CAN described as “totally unacceptable” to the Christian population.

The General Secretary of CAN, Barrister Joseph Daramola, warned the company to retract the advert, tender an apology to Christians or face legal action and boycott of their products by Christians.

“We find this advert to be insensitive, offensive, and totally unacceptable. Good Friday is a solemn day for Christians all over the world, a day we commemorate the death of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who was crucified on the cross for our sins. It is not a day to be used for crass commercial purposes,” he said.