• About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
Thursday, September 11, 2025
  • Login
Vital News
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
Vital News
No Result
View All Result
Home Religion

Gwana, FCT Baptist Conference President calls for religious harmony, cohesion in Nigeria

Vital News by Vital News
June 24, 2022
in Religion
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

By Bridget Ikyado

Abuja – The President of the FCT Baptist Conference, Rev. Dogara-Raphael Gwana has called for collaborative efforts to promote religious harmony, peaceful coexistence and social cohesion in the country.

Gwana made the appeal on Thursday during a press conference he addressed to mark the opening of the 7th Annual session of the FCT Baptist Conference, holding in Abuja.

He said that the church would partner with the media to pray earnestly for Nigeria to attain its full potentials and play prominent role in the comity of nations.

He said that Nigeria is confronted multi-faceted problems, ranging from social unrests, insecurity, rising crime and criminality, which required concerted efforts to address.

RelatedStories

Eid – el – Mawlud : FG Declares September 5 Public Holiday

Alleged ₦50bln Fraud : EFCC Arrests NAHCON Chairman’s Brother, Sirajo Usman

C&S@100 : Kwara Chairman Calls For Unity, Renewal, Youth Empowerment

Integrate Sharia Courts Into Federal Judicial System – MURIC To FG

According to him, this is necessary as government efforts to tackle the problems has not yielded appreciable results.

The FCT Baptist President said that the level of insecurity in the country had increased exponentially, with widespread attacks affecting all areas of the Nigerian society, irrespective of faith.

He said that government must go after the perpetrators and ensure justice for victims.

“God forgives and restores men, but governments are established to ensure justice which serves as a deterrent against the perpetuation of criminality.

“We appreciate the President’s commitment during the Democracy Day message to Nigeria where he promised to end the insecurity before his tenure ends.

“We call on the President to keep his word and mobilize all government apparatus to go after these criminals until they are fully rounded up.

“This we believe is within the capacity of our military if there is government willpower and true commitment,” Gwana said.

On the closure of universities, he said government and trade unions in the university system should return to the negotiating table.

“We appeal to the Federal Government and the leadership of ASUU to return to the negotiating table with the sole aim of rescuing the future of our younger generation,” he added.

He also spoke on the high cost of living in the country due to hyper-inflation, which has made “everyone, both the rich and the poor crying.

“Although , the Federal Government has invested heavily into the local rice production, yet the
price of even the local rice produced in-country is still at the rooftops.

“Foodstuff, transportation and other daily needs of the common man are completely unbearable.

“While the church prays for government to be guided and helped by God, the government should show deliberate commitment and interest in the rescue of the country and the support of the common man.”

On the 2023 national elections, Gwana expressed concern over the use of money to buy delegates during the political parties primaries, describing the situation as most unfortunate.

 

(Reverend Gwana during the press conference in Abuja.)

 

He said that government must take punitive measures to curb the trend.

The FCT Baptist President also said any attempt by any political party to pick presidential running mate from same religion would be unfair and unjust.

“It is not in keeping with the principles of fair play and equal representation,” he added.

He therefore called on the presidential candidates to aim at healing the country and apply wisdom in the actions they take towards selecting their running mates.

“We call on all citizens living in the country to do whatever it takes to get their voters card, in order
to be able to participate in the coming general election.

“Praying is good but is not enough.

“We commend INEC’s efforts at making the registration easy by establishing more centres and booths.

“We are confident that the process leading to the elections will continue in the direction of fairness and justice,” he added.

He also called for the return of missionary schools taken over in the 70s by government, saying doing so would help their original owners to restore sanity back to the system. (NAN/vitalnewsngr.com)

Previous Post

Alleged Organ Harvesting : UK Court Remands Ekweremadu, wife in Custody

Next Post

Afenifere commends Makinde over infrastructural development, raises concern over security situation

Vital News

Vital News

RelatedStories

FG Deports 828 Illegal Immigrants In 2024
News

Eid – el – Mawlud : FG Declares September 5 Public Holiday

September 3, 2025
Alleged ₦50bln Fraud : EFCC Arrests NAHCON Chairman’s Brother, Sirajo Usman
Crime

Alleged ₦50bln Fraud : EFCC Arrests NAHCON Chairman’s Brother, Sirajo Usman

August 29, 2025
C&S@100 : Kwara Chairman Calls For Unity, Renewal, Youth Empowerment
News

C&S@100 : Kwara Chairman Calls For Unity, Renewal, Youth Empowerment

August 28, 2025
Eid-el-Kabir : President Tinubu Urges Nigerians To Imbibe Core Values Of Sacrifice, Devotion,  Selflessness
Judiciary

Integrate Sharia Courts Into Federal Judicial System – MURIC To FG

August 3, 2025
2027 : Anglican Church Warns Politicians, Top Government Officials Against Using Its Pulpit For Propaganda
Politics

2027 : Anglican Church Warns Politicians, Top Government Officials Against Using Its Pulpit For Propaganda

July 13, 2025
Next Post

Afenifere commends Makinde over infrastructural development, raises concern over security situation

KG-CARES : Ahead Of Disbursement Of N150,000 Livelihood Support Grant, Kogi trains 570 beneficiaries

Gunmen Attack Police Area Command office in Kogi, kill one officer

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Follow Us

Recommended

Alia Promises To Prioritise Benue Children’s Welfare

Alia Promises To Prioritise Benue Children’s Welfare

2 years ago
Yuletide : FRSC Sets Up Traffic Control Camps On Lokoja -Abuja, Other Major Roads In Kogi

7 APC Members Die In Car Crash While Returning From Tinubu’s Rally

3 years ago
2023 Elections : Nigerians In Diaspora Sue Buhari, INEC

Attacks : INEC Considering Relocation Of Offices In Vulnerable Areas

3 years ago
NDLEA Arrests 1,064 Suspects, Seizes 7,530.813kg Of Drugs, Secures 111 Convictions In Kano

NDLEA Arrests 1,064 Suspects, Seizes 7,530.813kg Of Drugs, Secures 111 Convictions In Kano

2 years ago

Instagram

    Please install/update and activate JNews Instagram plugin.

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

Topics

Abiodun Abuja APC arrest Atiku Bandits Bello Benue Buhari CBN cement Court Dangote death dies drugs Economy EFCC Election elections FG gunmen Hajj INEC Kano kidnap Kill Kogi Kwara Lagos NDLEA Niger Nigeria Ododo Ogun Oyo PDP Police Power refinery rescue road Security students Tinubu
No Result
View All Result

Highlights

Dangote Cement Pays Over N3.3trillion Dividends To Shareholders In 15 years

Alleged $7.2billion Fraud : Ex-NNPC CEO, Mele Kyari In EFCC Custody

A CALL TO SAVE KOGI STATE’S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM by Friday Ogungbemi

NISO Blames Collapse Of National Grid On Tripping Of A Generation Company

Photo News : President Bola Tinubu Visits President Emmanuel Macron In France

Kogi Police Command Confirms killing Of Three Officers By Gunmen

Trending

2027 : Former APC National Chairman, John Oyegun, Aregbesola, Atiku, David Mark, Obi, Amaechi Team Up Against Tinubu
Politics

INEC Recognises Mark, Aregbesola As New National Officers Of ADC

by Vital News
September 10, 2025
0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has formally recognized former Senate President David Mark as the new...

2025 IYD : LASG Promises To Continue To Initiate, Implement Youth – oriented Policies, Programmes

2025 IYD : LASG Promises To Continue To Initiate, Implement Youth – oriented Policies, Programmes

September 10, 2025
Police Begin Manhunt For Killers Of Three Officers, Two Vigilante In Kogi

Police Begin Manhunt For Killers Of Three Officers, Two Vigilante In Kogi

September 10, 2025
Dangote Cement Pays Over N3.3trillion Dividends To Shareholders In 15 years

Dangote Cement Pays Over N3.3trillion Dividends To Shareholders In 15 years

September 10, 2025
Alleged $7.2billion Fraud :  Ex-NNPC CEO, Mele Kyari In EFCC Custody

Alleged $7.2billion Fraud : Ex-NNPC CEO, Mele Kyari In EFCC Custody

September 10, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
Vital News

Vital News is an online newspaper with a mission to uphold professional journalism by reporting and publishing only facts and figures-based news reports across Nigeria and beyond.

Recent News

  • INEC Recognises Mark, Aregbesola As New National Officers Of ADC September 10, 2025
  • 2025 IYD : LASG Promises To Continue To Initiate, Implement Youth – oriented Policies, Programmes September 10, 2025
  • Police Begin Manhunt For Killers Of Three Officers, Two Vigilante In Kogi September 10, 2025

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

© 2022 Vital News - . All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security

© 2022 Vital News - Vital News by Vital News.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In