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PFN unveils plans for 2007 polls
By Foster Obi
Snr.
Correspondent, Lagos
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN)
has repositioned itself to fully participate in partisan politics so as to
exercise greater degree of control over the way the country is governed.
The organisation said its decision was
influenced by the fear that the country could drift endlessly if the
“Children of God” do not move in to take charge at the right time.
PFN’s stand was made public at a
briefing on Saturday’s formal launch of the Social Securities Outreach
(SSO), an arm of the organization that PFN wants to use to pursue its political
agenda.
Dr. Michael Adewusi, PFN Lagos State
Chairman of the outreach, said that the group is no longer interested in
watching events from the sidelines but wants to play active roles in Nigerian
Politics.
The reason according to him is that it is
only by participating in politics that the PFN could bring to pass the desire
of God, which is a life enriched with blessings and the good things of life
rather than that of penury and squalor.
The SSO Chairman said that Nigeria is
blessed with dedicated Christians who are willing to take this country forward
but who have been sidelined because of the common fear that it was not good to
mix politics with religion since politics is regarded as a dirty game.
But he noted that such argument has since
become obsolete after a detailed research which showed that the ship of the
Nigerian cannot amount to nothing if it is left in the hands of those who does
not have the fear of God or those who do not understand that the mandate given
to rule a country is sacred and should be hallowed by giving back to the
country good governance in order to glorify the name of God.
Explaining the role of SSO, Adewusi said
that the outfit is not a political party, but a platform by the PFN to help credible
Christians achieve their political ambitions by giving them the necessary help
as well as mobilize the needed support.
In doing this, he said that the SSO will
ensure that only those who are certified as true Christians would get their
support as they are not unaware that there are political wolfs in sheep
clothing which is why they intend to achieve this stage through intensive
prayer.
He said Lagos PFN has a prayer group
praying 24 hours of the day for the actualization of the dream.
The group, he noted, has a major role to
play in enthroning godliness in the Nigerian polity and to pull down the forces
of wickedness that may want hinder the move of God along these lines.
Asked if they consider President Obasanjo
their member, Adewusi said that beside any other thing, it was necessary to
point out that the fact that a Christian has occupied Aso Rock for the first
time is a good starting point.
What PFN need to do at this stage is to
leverage that opportunity by ensuring that only those who would do the bidding
of God is given the support, both spiritually and physically to take over the
reins of power come 2007.
He said that PFN has at its disposal; all
the Pentecostal fellowships scattered across the length and breathe of the
country as well as the goodwill of other members of the Christian Association
of Nigerian (CAN) who by God’s grace has the political mandate to take
this country to the promise land.
SSO, he maintained has membership in all
the states of the federation, which they intend to make good use of.
Also speaking on the role SSO and PFN, Mrs.
Agnes Shobajo, the group’s Director of Media and Publicity, who also
doubles as Chairman Planning Committee said that as a Christian politician she
was a beneficiary of SSO’s assistance in the last dispensation even
though the organization has not come out openly then.
Now he said that they are poised to play a
pivotal role by ensuring that those who have genuine intentions for the country
and are born again Christians would be given the necessary support.
Among those at the briefing were Rev. Dr.
Mike Akinyode, Secretary SSO, Lagos State, Rev. Dr. Israel Jackson, East
Senatorial Director, and Rev. Dr. Mrs. Debra David, Director of Finance.
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