Preachers in Nigeria have been advised to
always and boldly tell the truth to public officers so that they can work in
the interest of the voting masses.
Giving this piece of advice was the South
East Coordinator of Fire Pentecostal Ministries, Rev. Chukwuorji Monday.
Monday, who spoke with newsmen last week
just before the end of a week-long activities making the 2013 Youth Week of the
church, called on God’s servants to shun sycophancy.
He blamed some preachers, who have become
supporters and praise-singers to political leaders, saying such attitude
ridicules the Church.
His words: “The duty of religious leaders is
to pray, counsel and sometimes speak out publicly when things are going wrong
to the society.
“But today, most religious leaders don’t tell
the truth to our politicians. They sing praises of politicians whether they
deserve it or not.
“As far as they get patronage from such
politicians, everything is well. If the country is burning, it is not their
business''.
The cleric, who said such disposition has
not , over the years, encouraged good governance in the country, informed: “A
minister of God is supposed to be a fearless activist and say things as they
are; he is not meant to be a sycophant. He is supposed to look at the President,
Governors, Senate President, Speaker or local government chairman in the eye
and say ‘our people are suffering. You are not getting it right in so and so
sector”.
“If half of the ministers of God in a given
state speak the truth to a governor, tell me why such a governor won't change and
look into their complaints.”
Speaking further, Monday added: “But the
problem is that most ministers of God have lost focus and are only after worldliness.
When they visit any political leader and an envelope is packaged for them, they
deliver a prophesy for the political leader that he will win the next election
and would move to a higher office in future. That ends it”.
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