CAN: Nigeria’s glory fading, restructuring needed

Samson Ayokunle, president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), says there is a need for the country to be restructured.

Ayokunle said this on Saturday while speaking at international workers’ retreat of the convention in Abuja.

The CAN president said the restructuring must be done without bias or prejudice.

He said when Nigeria gained its independence, its glory was bright but that has faded over time.

“There is the need to update how we govern ourselves, thus, re-structuring the nation after 57 years is a welcome development. It must be done without bias or prejudice to religion, ethnicity, class or group affiliation,” he said.

“We must develop our home-grown democracy. The present system is a hybrid of the American and British system. It is not working well for us.

“Nigeria is not left out. Our glory is our pride as a nation. When we gained independence from Britain in 1960, it was a turning point in our history and a breakthrough for the nation’s glory to burst forth. Our glory shone brighter and brighter after independence as we became the foremost nation in Africa and indeed among the black race.

“However, at a point, the glory began to fade and we are yet to recover that glory. If we must bring back the glory of Nigeria and rise to more glory as a nation, then effective participation is compulsory for all Christians.”