BENIN CITY – WITH barely two days to the August 1 nationwide protest, the President of Christian Association of Association (CAN), His Eminence, The Most Rev Dr. Daniel Okoh has called for caution on the path of the organisers of the planned protest even as he also agreed that protest was their legitimate right but expressed hope that the problems troubling Nigeria were not insurmountable.

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Okoh spoke to journalists in Benin City shortly after the thanksgiving service to round off the 2024 Annual International Conference of the Men’s Fellowship of the Christ Holy Church International where he is the General Superintendent.

Okoh said other countries have passed through similar challenges like Nigeria but they overcame and that it has been part of their prayers throughout the three days of the conference that attracted people from different countries of Africa.

According to him, “The world is passing through very difficult times and we bring it home back to Nigeria, people are passing through all kinds of suffering, many people are crying for food, they are hungry, all of us feel it and there is so much hunger in the land and the breakdown of major infrastructure, all our roads are in very poor shape but in all these, the people of God remain the ones who will give hope and who will take leadership to the people by the way of encouragement, the way of hope.

“We know what our God can do, our God can turn around the fortunes of a nation and it doesn’t take him more than a moment to do that, we have had examples in the scriptures, we have also had examples in history of the nations of the world that have passed through this state that Nigeria is now but eventually they survived it and God proved that he will never abandon His people and by this conference we are encouraging our people and we ask our people to go and encourage others that even in the midst of troubles, we believe that our God has listened to our prayers, we believe that rather than raising voices of despair, we raise voices of hope.”

On the protest, he said “Protest is legal in every democracy, we stand with the people of Nigeria in solidarity and we pray that the government of the day will listen to advice so that we will be able to avert all these troubles that people envisage but I am hopeful that God who has brought us together as a nation will not abandon us, He will make people in authority to do what will make the people to rejoice and He will do it as we continue to pray for our nation and for those in authority.

“In light of the planned protests scheduled to commence on 1st of August, CAN urges all Nigerians to consider alternative means of expressing their grievances. We recommend giving the government more time to address these pressing concerns. This period should be used to explore other legal avenues that will not easily give hoodlums the opportunity to hijack the exercise to destroy our national assets or endanger lives and properties. Dialogue, petitions, and town hall meetings are viable options that can yield positive results without the risk of disorder.

“We call on the government to cut the cost of governance and expedite its efforts to alleviate the hardships in the land. The opulent lifestyle of political office holders must be addressed to demonstrate the sincerity of those in government to improve the living conditions of the people. Likewise, it is imperative that the government implements the newly approved national minimum wage to provide immediate relief to struggling families.”


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Just a matter of days

Don't get fooled, they try to keep you at sleep with Religion

This is the kind of proactive leadership we need! It's crucial for the FG and organizers to engage in meaningful dialogue rather than protests. Let’s focus on solutions and collaboration instead of creating more division. Unity is strength!

Shun any yeye protest.

Horus:
Don't get fooled, they try to keep you at sleep with Religion

You are on your own.

CAN President should focus on uniting the people instead of cautioning the FG; protests won’t solve our problems.

Obiedun:
You are on your own.

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These people should rather focus on means to avert protests.
Bring back Fuel Subsidy. Then fight against corrupt practices associated with Subsidy. Drastically cut down cost of governance etc

Na wa! This protest matter don dey too much. Hope dem go listen to the CAN President.

trutharena:
CAN President should focus on uniting the people instead of cautioning the FG; protests won’t solve our problems.

You already agree there are problems of Tinubulation. Emi lokan for mouth. 'My turn my turn', see as em launch nuclear ebin pawa missile on Nigerians.

Tinubu is a disaster.

Nlfpmod, everyone is now afraid......

There is hunger in the land, Nlfpmod......

The CAN President should know that cautioning the FG and organizers is like pouring water on a duck's back. Protests have become a mere show of noise with no real impact.

Why are we still beating the drums of protest when it’s clear that the government isn't listening? These organizers are just trying to gain relevance, while the real issues are swept under the carpet.

Instead of protests, why not engage in meaningful dialogue? But alas, in Nigeria, shouting is more popular than solutions. It’s all a charade!

The same people who rally today will be the first to complain tomorrow. If we truly want change, we need to rethink our strategies instead of recycling the same old protest tactics that lead nowhere.