{"id":80289,"date":"2025-12-15T11:43:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T11:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=80289"},"modified":"2025-12-15T11:43:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T11:43:32","slug":"every-nigerian-life-matters-regardless-of-faith-says-csn-secretary-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/12\/15\/every-nigerian-life-matters-regardless-of-faith-says-csn-secretary-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Nigerian Life Matters, Regardless of Faith, Says CSN Secretary General"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Oso Abidemi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Secretary General of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), Very Rev. Fr. Michael Banjo, has urged government and citizens to prioritise the protection of life, emphasising that every Nigerian life matters, whether Christian or Muslim.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the CSN\u2019s Christmas Carols event, Fr. Banjo highlighted the nation\u2019s security challenges, including the recent abduction of 165 children and staff from a Catholic school in Kontagora.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that Nigeria cannot wait for external pressure to take insecurity seriously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProtecting life is the primary duty of government. Every Nigerian life matters regardless of whether he or she is a Christian or Muslim,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Fr. Banjo called for leaders of integrity and compassion, urging citizens to give glory to God through their choices, particularly in leadership selection.<\/p>\n<p>He said genuine peace on earth begins with honouring God in personal conduct, public life, and governance.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the country\u2019s challenges, he encouraged \u201ccourageous joy\u201d rooted in faith, citing examples of saints and religious leaders who maintained joy in the face of adversity.<\/p>\n<p>He urged Nigerians to embrace gratitude, hope, and active engagement in building a peaceful and just nation.<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary General\u2019s message framed security, ethical leadership, and respect for life as foundational to national stability, reminding Nigerians that faith, courage, and collective responsibility remain essential for the country\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oso Abidemi The Secretary General of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), Very Rev. Fr. Michael Banjo, has urged government and citizens to prioritise the protection of life, emphasising that every Nigerian life matters, whether Christian or Muslim. Speaking at the CSN\u2019s Christmas Carols event, Fr. Banjo highlighted the nation\u2019s security challenges, including the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":80290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182,172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defence-and-security","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80289","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\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80289"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80291,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80289\/revisions\/80291"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}