2024 : Cleric Enjoins Leaders, Followers To Have Fear Of God
From Ayodele Ajoge, Birnin-Kebbi
Political leaders in Kebbi State and Nigeria in general have been called upon to have the fear of God in all their affairs with their followers as part of the 2024 renewed hope of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Nigerians.
This call was made in Birnin-Kebbi, the Kebbi State capital by the Vicar of St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Venerable (Dr) Ayuba Kanta as part of his New year message to Political leaders and followers.
Venerable Kanta who is also the CAN Chairman in Kebbi State drew his new year message to the people from the Biblical Romans, chapter 8 :19, tagged the year 2024 as “the year of divine manifestation”, said God has manifested himself in us as a Nation in many positive ways.
He stated that what we see playing out today all over the world is the effect of sin, adding that sin has made us to reason unseriously, unjustly, unfairly, this according to him cut across leaders and followers, noting that the hope of the world is the people of God who knows what God has taught us how to live our lives.
“Everyone who is alive today has a purpose, leaders and followers, at family levels we all have a purpose, if a purpose of living is not achievable, the abuse is inevitable. Why do i live to witness 2024 means there is a purpose.
“I, therefore, call on leaders and followers in Kebbi and Nigeria as a whole to return to God, both Christians and Muslims we should return back to God. The Holy Quran and the Bible teaches us how we should live our lives.
“Love for God and love for your neighbors, a neighbor is not defined whether a Muslim or a Christian, humanity first, Political leaders, Religious leaders, Traditional leaders, we should all have the fear of God in all our lives because we are his representatives on earth, this is the only way we can manifest justice fairness etc.”
Leaders according to him, should do everything with the fear of God, bearing in mind that one day we shall stand before God to give account of ourselves.
