Jonathan can’t stop corruption except – CAN

Jos – The Plateau State Chairman of the Christian
Association of Nigeria, CAN, Rev. Soja Bewarang has
said it will be difficult for President Goodluck Jonathan
to curb or eradicate corruption in the country except
every citizen gives his/her support in the fight.
Rev. Bewarang noted that corruption is sin and
conquering corruption means eradicating sin which is
not possible as long as man lives on the earth.
Speaking yesterday in Jos with Vanguard in an
interview, the CAN Chairman said if every citizen be it a
farmer, teacher, business person, politician takes a bold
step and say no to corruption, the scourge will be
curbed and the country free from it.
He said, “As long as man lives on the earth, sin will
continue to exist and corruption is sin. If each Nigerian
would say no to corruption in the farm, in the
classroom, in business, in the market, if we will all take
a position and say to ourselves; I will not be corrupted,
neither by giving or receiving bribe, we will overcome
corruption.
“The President is doing his best but his effort alone
cannot stop corruption except we take the bold step to
stop sin, support him in stopping corruption for
development to take place in this country”.
He described as “laughable” the recent claim by the
Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar that Muslims are being
marginalized in the country asking, how can the
Muslims be the marginalized? It is politics.
According to him, “This is laughable. How can Muslims
be marginalized? They have been leaders in this country
for many years, they have all the resources and the
privileges. Who own the big businesses in Nigeria? For
the Sultan to say such is laughable, I don’t even want to
believe he said such”.
As an advice to the citizens of the State, Rev. Bewarang
called on the people to be united and love one another
as continuous fighting will help no one.
His words, “We have come a long way, by this time next
year, we will have a new governor, my problem is who
will take over. We are to pray for God to give us a
credible person who will continue and improve on the
developmental strides of the incumbent governor.
“We will not be happy a person who will turn the hand of
the clock backward. I call on us all to be security
conscious, be united and love one another because we
do not have another State we can call our own. As an
elder, my desire is leave a better Plateau that the coming
generation will enjoy till the Lord returns”.
He condoled with the families of those who lost their
loved ones in the recent blasts in Jos, pray for the quick
recovery of the injured and urged every citizen
“irrespective of denomination and faith to participate in
activity that will add value to the State”.