The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his renewed efforts to strengthen the security network across the country which culminated in the first incident-free Christmas celebration in years.
Speaking with newsmen on Friday after a meeting with President Tinubu and his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu ati their Bourdillion, Ikoyi, Lagos residence, CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, described the absence of attacks on churches or Christians “as a testimony to renewed efforts to strengthen the country’s security.”
Okoh said, “We are seeing the renewed efforts and commitment to strengthen the security architecture and to ensure that Nigerians are going out in peace and coming back in peace.
“Of course there is still a lot to be done but we know that the President has started very well and we hope and pray that this will be sustained.
“We hope that maybe by next year we will be able to see more visible results of what is being done now”.
Declaring that this year’s Christmas was the first in many years that Nigerian Christians were not woken up to news of attacks on churches, Okoh enthused, “I can tell you that this Christmas happened to be the first Christmas in many years that we are not woken up with phone call in the midnight to say that a church was attacked and it is a testimony we must share and we hope and pray that this will continue.”
Insisting that security challenges still remain, Ok oh averred that there is hope progress will continue and produce more visible results next year.”
