Nigeria - During the consecration of Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh as the Primate of the Anglican Church of Nigeria, acting President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has told the country's religious leaders to neither condone or encourage corruption or crime in his speech given at the Cathedral Church of Advent in Abuja.
“Yes, he’s a brother, yes the Lord says that until you are proven guilty it is assumed that you are innocent, so you must help to get a brother out of problem," said the President. He reminded the leaders that when he was deputy governor and was approached for help or bail money, his attitude was, "assuming you went and raped a girl and you expect me to go and talk to the Police to release you, I will not.”
Jonathan said Nigeria faces many challenges and that churches must remain firm in their duty to help correct the ills of society, not to bail out the criminals with what resources they have.
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