During its 31st General Assembly/93rd Anniversary Celebrations held at St. Andrews Basilica, Anglican Church, Trans Ekulu, Enugu, CCN prayed for the candidates' campaigns to be successful.
They used Obi and the DSP presidential candidate Adewale Adebayo, who were present, as points of contact with other candidates as they prayed for "peaceful campaigns and elections and for God to select from among them one that is truly patriotic and with the capacity to take the country out of ruins."
Obi urged the church in his address to the assembly to put forth great effort to ensure that they elect a leader who possesses competence, capacity, commitment, and integrity.
He went further to say, “The church bears the greatest burden of poverty and suffering. The church must be open. Only in Nigeria you have half of its population poor and the citizens are quiet, pretending as if everything is okay.
“Bad leadership brought us here and we must stop it. We are looking for people with integrity and empathy. Church should take action, aside prayers,” he said.
Earlier in his remark, the President of CCN, Most. Rev. Benebo Fubura Fubura-Manuel, said aside the 31st General Assembly, the event provided the Council the opportunity to celebrate 93rd years of establishment.
Rev Fubura-Manuel stressed that the Council, since its establishment, had contributed significantly in strengthening and uniting the Christian community in the nation as well as spearheaded the formation of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN.
The CCN President urged Christian bodies in the country to always speak with one voice, especially as it pertains to the political, economic and security situation in the nation, to avoid being taken for granted.
