{"id":58469,"date":"2024-12-25T18:40:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-25T18:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=58469"},"modified":"2024-12-25T18:40:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T18:40:39","slug":"can-to-nigerians-lets-look-to-jesus-for-hope-better-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/12\/25\/can-to-nigerians-lets-look-to-jesus-for-hope-better-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"CAN to Nigerians: Let&#8217;s Look to Jesus for Hope, Better Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Alexis Uchendu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), under the leadership of Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has called on Nigerians to embrace the values of Jesus Christ as a source of hope and a pathway to a better nation.<\/p>\n<p>In a Christmas message issued on December 25, 2024, CAN described the season as a time to reflect on Christ&#8217;s teachings of peace, love, and compassion, which offer guidance during challenging times.<\/p>\n<p>The association expressed deep sorrow over recent stampedes at charity events in Abuja and Anambra that claimed lives, attributing the tragedies to growing societal desperation and the erosion of values such as patience and respect.<\/p>\n<p>Archbishop Okoh urged grieving families to find comfort in Christ&#8217;s love and called for a return to Christlike virtues to prevent future occurrences.<\/p>\n<p>CAN praised the philanthropists involved in the events for their generosity but emphasized the need for orderliness and empathy in society.<\/p>\n<p>It also urged the government to tackle food insecurity, citing the desperation seen at these events as a reflection of widespread hunger and economic inequality.<\/p>\n<p>The association called for investments in agriculture, equitable food distribution, and measures to reduce food prices, urging leaders to follow Christ&#8217;s example of compassion and fairness.<\/p>\n<p>Archbishop Okoh encouraged Nigerians to foster peace and unity, stating, &#8220;Let this Christmas inspire us to build a prosperous and united Nigeria guided by Christ&#8217;s light.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He wished all Nigerians a Merry Christmas filled with joy, peace, and hope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Alexis Uchendu The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), under the leadership of Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has called on Nigerians to embrace the values of Jesus Christ as a source of hope and a pathway to a better nation. In a Christmas message issued on December 25, 2024, CAN described the season as a time [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":58470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58469"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58471,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58469\/revisions\/58471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}