Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has charged the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Committee of FCT Imams Initiative (CFII) to be careful with ambitious politicians.
He charged them to follow the Biblical and Qur’anic injunctions of praying for leaders, and specifically in this case, pray for President Bola Tinubu “as we need a peaceful country to have development.”
Wike gave these charges when the leadership of CAN led by the National President, Most Rev. Daniel Okoh, and the committee of Imams led by the Chairman, Imam Tajudeen Adigun, visited him in Abuja yesterday.
The Minister said during the separate meetings with the religious groups that politicians who were desperate for power could do anything to divide the country for their selfish interest.
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During the meeting with CAN, Wike said, “You say you are not politicians but be careful with politicians who are so desperate to get power. Be careful with politicians who can do anything just because of power. It is not everything you read on social media that is correct.”
Recall that only recently a social story published a false publication that FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike had ordered the demolition of part of the Abuja National Mosque.
Wike explained, “I am seated here as the Minister of FCT, if there is anything you hear that the FCT is trying to do, do not hesitate to ask. Some could not face us in the political scene, what they do is to run back to religious leaders and malign us.
Wike also charged the cleric to pray for President Tinubu
He stressed the need for religious leaders to always ask questions before taking any action and urged the clerics to pray for the leadership of the country.
According to him, once a leader emerges after an election, people should leave their personal views and pray for the leaders to succeed so that the country can succeed.
“God has given us a president for this country, pray for him to succeed. Decisions are being taken to address the wrong way things have been done. This is not the time to criticise, but to help Nigeria to grow,” he added.
The Minister promised that the FCT Administration would continue to support the National Christian Centre and the National Mosque because they are “national assets.”
He promised to visit the two national monuments to see the state of the rehabilitation to determine the nature of assistance that would be directed to the two monuments.
“We will continue to support the National Mosque and the National Christian Centre,” Wike assured CAN.
The Minister also told the CFII to be weary of politicians who were not lovers of the country, but angels of disunity and causing divisions where there was no division.
“You have to be careful as religious leaders, don’t allow politicians, those who are desperate and those who think if they are not in power, Nigeria must come down to sell or distort information.
“Politics is over; a President has emerged. It is for you the leaders to now pray for God to guide the President, give him the wisdom, and bring out ideas on how the nation will grow.
Earlier, Okoh said the CAN leadership was in his office to declare full support to the Wike-led administration.
He appealed to the minister to award the contract for the second phase of the rehabilitation of the centre, adding that phase one had been concluded in May 2023.
In the same vein, the chairman of CFII, Adigun, who described Wike as a true Nigerian, pledged the initiative’s support and advice for the growth, development, and unity in FCT.
