CAN President Pleads For Nigerian Youths |The Source

By Ayodele Oni

As various groups and individuals seek solution to youths agitations in Nigeria, the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Rev. Dr. Samson Olasupo Ayokunle, has lent his voice, urging the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, listen to the cries of the youths.

The cleric counselled that youths should not despair,  noting that the Federal Government  should know that the youths are formidable and they should be catered for.

Ayokunle, who made the remarks Sunday in Akure, Ondo state, at the consecration ceremony of Rev(Dr.) James Bayo Owoyemi, as the  President of the United Apostolic Church of Christ(U.A.C.C) worldwide, also, appealed to youths to give the federal government time to plan.

According to him, the youths are now more enlightened and conscious to let our leaders know that they are not appendages to the society.

“I want the government not to trivialize the voice of the youth but to ensure and work assiduously and make concrete plans for them in the developmental programme of the country especially in creating an enabling environment for employment.

“With the way they have spoken, I also want to advise the youth to be patient because Rome was not built in a day. They also need to allow the government to have space to rejigg things and make plans for them.”

Expressing the hope that Nigeria will be better, he, however, encouraged the people of the country to be steadfast in their prayers.

” If any year is good we need to praise him and if otherwise, we need to talk to him the more on the need to make the year better for us.

“The situation of the country has shown to us that power belongs to Him and not to us.  Any good we received is not because we merit it. It is because of His grace.

“We need  to be humble in our dealings with the Almighty, appreciate him for the little we have so that he can open the doors for the plenty.”

Earlier, the newly consecrated President, Rev(Dr.) Bayo Owoyemi, appealed to the Government  to prioritize the welfarism of the youths of the country.

According to him, “The youths  had spoken. Let the government listen and rise to its responsibility. What we are expecting after the protest is a positive change in the country.”