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Christians plotted against me and equally insulted me: Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor


Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, yesterday, opened
up on how he weathered the storm as
leader of the apex Christian body(Christian Association of Nigerian) in the
country.
He said Christians plotted against him
and equally insulted him even when he
put his life on the line for them.
Oritsejafor said he took over the mantle
of leadership at the most trying times in
the country.
“We came in a period the challenges of
the church had reached a point that lots
of Christians in Nigeria had been
displaced from their home and churches.
“Some pastors, particularly, in northern Ni­
geria were closing their churches. Lots of
Nigerians had become internally
displaced persons in their homes,” he
said.
He called on Nigerians, particularly the
Christian faithful, to stand behind the
new president of CAN, Pastor Samson
Ayokunle and his team in order to
withstand the challenges ahead.
“As, we are entering a more challenging
period in the history of our nation.
Unfortunately, it is also the time that we
seem to view CAN with some contempt.
“Yes, CAN may have her challenges, but,
for now, we have no other body that
unites us. So, we must revere the
structure and leadership. Let us continue
to pray for our land and leaders,” he
said.
Meanwhile, the new CAN president,
Ayokunle, said CAN would not fail to
speak against the excesses of political
leadership, even when the situation is not
favourable for the truth.
Ayokunle, who spoke on various issues,
shortly after his inauguration in Abuja,
called on government to take decisive
step against those religious fanatics, who
are attacking Christians, describing them
as a threat to the unity of Nigeria.
Ayokunle, who chronicled the recent
attacks on Christians across the 9
called on the government to take
decisive action to stem the occurrences
because it is their constitutional duty to
do so.
The CAN president also called on past
leadership of the body and churches to
forgive each other and work for unity of
one body, adding that the support of all
and sundry is imperative for the survival
of the new leadership.
Source: sun news
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