President Muhamadu Buhari
The President of the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN), Reverend Samson Ayokunle has called on federal government
to adopt technology in curbing the menace of insecurity in the country.
The President of Baptist Convention
urged the federal government to apprehend individuals who demonstrate cruelty
to fellow humans by cutting their lives short.
"What we are saying is that the
government puts an end to bloodshed by curtailing insurgence.
"How can humans be slaughtering
fellow humans like animals, the perpetrators must not be allowed to go free,
they must be apprehended.
"In this age of technology where
surveillance can be mounted everywhere, those who commit crime must not go scot
free.
"Government should wake up and
do their job and we will praise them.
"Technology can be adopted in
curbing the menace and bringing perpetrators to book," he said
On the call for continuous
restructuring by many Nigerians, he added that it is high time Nigeria upgraded
in line with modern realities.
"The word restructuring has
been basterdised because people think restructuring is about politics.
"I will not call it
restructuring, I will call it upgrading. Nigeria needs to upgrade, if you do
not upgrade you will be out of the market.
"Many companies who refuse to
upgrade are no longer competitive, they are out of the market.
"The wisdom with which they put
us together about sixty years ago cannot cope with modern day technology. So we
need to rethink and repackage.
"Recently, Britain upgraded if
you want to call it restructuring, it led them to moving out of the European
Union which they call Brexit,” Ayokunle stated
According to the CAN president,
Nigerians must not be afraid of calling for a solemn assembly in order to
rightly position the country.
“Nigerians should not be afraid of
calling for a solemn assembly if possible.
"This will make us to see
things we are doing well and see things we are not doing well, which we need to
reposition ourselves in order to satisfy the yearnings of all the
regions," he said
On the prayer walk of last Sunday,
the clergy said it should not have been for Christians alone but Nigerians at
large who are fed up with Boko Haram killings, banditry, ritual killings and
other forms of insecurity in the land.
Ayokunle advised Nigerians not
to live in panic nor be afraid of moving around in their own country.
He, however, asked the government
not to think it is doing enough.
Reiterating that CAN will continue
to speak truth to power not minding whose ox was gored.
He added that CAN would not be
economical giving praise to the Buhari-led government when necessary.
“We are saying that since we have a
government in place, that government must be able to address the issue of
insecurity.
"Nigerians should not be living
in panic. We must live with rest of mind, be able to travel anywhere and be
safe," he said.
