Bishop Dr Joseph Ighalo Edoro, the Founding Overseer of A Touch From Heaven International Ministries, is also the President of a non-governmental organisation (NGO), A Touch of Love Humanitarian Foundation. In this interview with EJIKEME OMENAZU , he speaks on the current issues in the nation especially as they relate to Christendom. Excerpt: Before the recent #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest, President Bola Tinubu in a failed attempt to stop the protest, invited religious and traditional leaders for talks.
Would you say these leaders really have control over the people, especially the youths? The president’s invitation to Christian and Muslim leaders was proper, to see how they would manage the crisis then. But, do these leaders have what it takes to influence what he youths can do? In this case, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) leaders were invited by the president. But, what influence has CAN over the churches or Christian youths? The CAN depends on ministries.
Again, youths are passing through hard times without much support from the church. The churches take and take without giving much to the people. The president’s invitation to these leaders had no effect.
CAN only issued a statement which did not go down well with the people. But, with the attention and respect government gives to CAN and the other groups, government expects more from them. If CAN is not corrupt and politicised, government can go through it to make its policies trickle down to the p.