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the drumbeat for 2015 general elections sounds louder, the Pentecostal
Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has cautioned politicians to tread softly in
their quest for power so as not to heat up the polity.
The group said rather than go the way they are scrambling for political offices, the politicians, particularly those currently in government, should find solution to the rising unemployment level, reduce illiteracy and put the economy on the path of real development.
Addressing a press conference, President of PFN, Dr. Felix Omobude, called on President Goodluck Jonathan to fight corruption to a standstill, not with kid gloves.
He disclosed that the PFN has begun a process of getting comprehensive data of all its members, including their churches and pastors, saying “the era of anybody doing anything in the name of PFN is closing, so all PFN members will feature in our data base”.
On security, the PFN president commended the President for declaring a state of emergency in volatile areas of the North. “I think the President was courageous to declare a state of emergency. He has done what is right in taking necessary step to restore peace and order, especially in the troubled parts of the North. What we have seen so far may not be 100 per cent, but the Federal Government has done what is right. We will commend them when they do what is right and criticise them when they are wrong.”
He commended the security agencies operating in the emergency states, noting that there have not been reports of unprofessional conduct by the security agents.
To ameliorate the hardship its members have suffered in the area and other states where they have been victims of religious uprising, Omobude said the PFN has set up an Emergency Intervention Fund to be headed by Evangelist Matthew Owojaiye and assisted by leaders from the six geo-political zones of the country.
“As a result of the security problems in parts of the country, many of our churches have closed down, many were burnt. Many of our people have become refugees in their own country and many of our pastors have lost their homes. I call on all Pentecostal members and all men of goodwill to contribute to the Fund from which we intend to assist the people and others faced with natural disaster. While we call on the government to help them, we will not fold our arms.”
He said a peace and reconciliatory commission would soon be set up to resolve any strife among members of the PFN.
The group said rather than go the way they are scrambling for political offices, the politicians, particularly those currently in government, should find solution to the rising unemployment level, reduce illiteracy and put the economy on the path of real development.
Addressing a press conference, President of PFN, Dr. Felix Omobude, called on President Goodluck Jonathan to fight corruption to a standstill, not with kid gloves.
He disclosed that the PFN has begun a process of getting comprehensive data of all its members, including their churches and pastors, saying “the era of anybody doing anything in the name of PFN is closing, so all PFN members will feature in our data base”.
On security, the PFN president commended the President for declaring a state of emergency in volatile areas of the North. “I think the President was courageous to declare a state of emergency. He has done what is right in taking necessary step to restore peace and order, especially in the troubled parts of the North. What we have seen so far may not be 100 per cent, but the Federal Government has done what is right. We will commend them when they do what is right and criticise them when they are wrong.”
He commended the security agencies operating in the emergency states, noting that there have not been reports of unprofessional conduct by the security agents.
To ameliorate the hardship its members have suffered in the area and other states where they have been victims of religious uprising, Omobude said the PFN has set up an Emergency Intervention Fund to be headed by Evangelist Matthew Owojaiye and assisted by leaders from the six geo-political zones of the country.
“As a result of the security problems in parts of the country, many of our churches have closed down, many were burnt. Many of our people have become refugees in their own country and many of our pastors have lost their homes. I call on all Pentecostal members and all men of goodwill to contribute to the Fund from which we intend to assist the people and others faced with natural disaster. While we call on the government to help them, we will not fold our arms.”
He said a peace and reconciliatory commission would soon be set up to resolve any strife among members of the PFN.
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