From Abuja.
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Christian faithful celebrating CMS anniversary to uphold the values of love, compassion, sacrifice, forgiveness and selflessness in a diverse country like Nigeria, in recognition of what the true Christian and recommends to all adherents.
The President gave the advice on Wednesday when he joined members of the Anglican Communion in Igbo land and around the world in celebrating the 165th anniversary of the coming of Christianity in the Eastern part of Nigeria on July 27, 1857.
This is contained in a statement signed by Femi Adesina,Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) and a copy is made available to The Reporters on Wednesday.
The Rev. Samuel Ajayi Crowther, who later became the first African Anglican Bishop of West Africa, had led the Church Missionary Society (CMS) team, including Rev. John Christopher Taylor, Catechist Simon Jonas and Augustus Armadillo and others in the 1857 Niger expedition.
He said that this celebration of faith, hope and victory “is an opportunity for reverent worship to God and prayers for the unity, stability and prosperity of the country, at a time like this.”
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
