The Lagos State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigerian has called for the immediate prosecution of all those found to have looted the country's treasury including the former president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
The Christian Association of Nigeria, Lagos State chapter, has called for the prosecution of former President Goodluck Jonathan for corruption.
According to Punch, the call was made by the the Chairman of Lagos CAN, Apostle Alexander Bamgbola, who spoke in Lagos on Saturday.
Bamgbola said there should be no sacred cows in the ongoing war against corruption. When asked about the stance of the group on the call for the prosecution of Jonathan.
He said: “What is wrong with it? A former President of Peru (Alberto Fujimori) was jailed. Also, a popular prime minister of Israel (Ehud Olmert) was jailed. If a nation puts you in a position of trust and you betray that trust, you should go to jail no matter who you are. I have no sympathy for anybody. Just make sure you get it right, and we get the facts right as well.”
He urged President Muhammadu Buhari to bring all the looters to book as he said, “put them where they belong, so that we may have peace in this nation.”
The guest speaker, Prof. Joseph Otubu, who spoke on the topic, ‘Great Faith, the Antidote to Helplessness,’ urged the congregation to have faith in God and shun corrupt acts.
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, used the occasion to appeal to CAN to support the programmes of the state government.
While quoting from 1 Corinthians 13:13, Ambode, who was represented by the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs. Lola Akande, asked members of the Christian body to embrace love and unity.