Aba (Abia)- The Anglican Bishop of Aba Ngwa North, Rt. Rev Nathan Okeanu, has advised politicians hoping to lead Nigerians in 2015 to always take decisions that will delight God and men.
Okeanu, represented by Ven. Dr Samuel Baaba at the first Interdenominational Christmas Musical Concert of the Church of Christ of Later Day Saints and other Churches in Aba on Saturday evening, urged leaders to be humble.
He said it was only through those decisions that favoured the people and glorified God that would show that leaders appreciated their elevation to leadership by God.
He called on leaders to be mindful of their decisions while leading others, stressing that God would hold them accountable for all decisions.
Okeanu noted that with the seeming economic hardships which Nigerians may face in the New Year, “God will still stand by and help His people if they remain by His side.’’
The bishop added that the interdenominational concert was organised to remind Christians in the area that they were one family in Christ, irrespective of their different denominations.
He stressed that “Christ, being God’s greatest gift to mankind, is worth celebrating because he is the embodiment of God’s infinite love for man.’’
Mr Azubuike Njoku, the President of the Church of Jesus Christ and Later Day Saints, Aba Nigeria Stake, said that the concert was aimed at showing Mormonites’ allegiance to Christ.
He said that the concert, with the theme “Aba Celebrates Christ Which is the Gift of God,’’ hoped to correct the misconception of some Christians that Mormonites were not Christians.
Njoku said that they hosted the interdenominational Christmas concert “to show that Jesus Christ is the centre of their worship and not Joseph Smith as some people believe.
“We believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God who is the author and finisher of our faith and no one can be saved accept through him but Joseph Smith is only a prophet of God, a man and we do no put him in the class of Christ.’’
The Church president said political leadership was from God and urged political leaders that would emerge in 2015 to know that God had a place in the governance of the people.
He noted that with such notion in mind, leaders should lead with the fear of God as they would account for all they did on the day of judgment. (NAN)
