By Chris Irekamba
General Overseer of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries, Pastor Lazarus Muoka, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in the interest of peace and reconciliation.
The cleric made the appeal, yesterday, at the headquarters of the church in Ijesha, Lagos, during the church’s two-day Holy Ghost international crusade, with the theme, ‘God That Does What No Man Can Do.’He stressed that the President’s intervention and Kanu’s release would bring peace to the region.
Muoka said: “For peace to reign, and for us to have peace in that part of the country where there is insecurity as a result of Kanu’s continued incarceration, I pray that God will touch the Federal Government to release him, so that we would have peace, progress and unity in the region.”
The General Overseer also pleaded with the Federal Government to fix the dilapidated Ijesha Bridge, which collapsed two years ago without intervention from any quarter.
Lamenting that lives have been lost due to the bad bridge, Muoka said: “That foot bridge is strategic, because many people make use of it daily. Since it went bad, it has exposed a lot of users to danger. People going to Ijesha make use of that bridge, likewise people going to FESTAC, including our members and members of other churches around here.
Meanwhile, the former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has commended the church for the work that God is using its General Overseer, Muoka, and his wife, as well as congregation to do.
Gowon, who was the special guest at the programme said: “The church has been a beacon of hope, spiritual enlightenment and exemplary service to our nation. It is my sincere belief that your dedication, commitment and unwavering faith have touched lives, and I am inspired by your relentless pursuit of spreading God’s divine message.”
Source: The Guardian