Pastor of the Christ the Lord Church of God, Steven Gbejoro, has differed with the Christian Association of Nigeria over its position on the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress.
According to him, the choice of Kashim Shettima as Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s running mate is a good one because he has learnt that Shettima is a good man.
He said Shettima rebuilt all the churches destroyed by the Boko Haram when he was Borno State governor.
In an interview with ‘The Vanguard’, Warri, Delta State-based Gbejoro, said:
“If I am voting for APC for example, I am voting because of Kashim Shettima, a man who rebuilt churches that were burnt by BoKo Haram. I do not see any Christian that would not vote for that man , Shettima, as far as I am concerned. This is a man of mercy. I have not met him any day, nobody gave me money to come and say what I am saying here today, but the testimonies I heard about Kashim Shetimma are sweet.
“All Christians should vote for the man. Any Christian who does not vote for him has no conscience, to the best of my knowledge. He is a man with the fear of God. Read what 1st Corinthians 13:1-8 says. It says wealth without charity is nothing. Apostle Paul said whether you speak in tongues from now till tomorrow and you don’t engage in charity works, favour, kindness, compassion, mercy, you are nothing. These are the kind of people that Jesus loves. This is why when they pray, God does not answer them. Hatred for each other is the reason we are where we are today. If a Muslim does well, put him in position and if a Christian does well, let us put him in position.
“At the initial stage, I was not also happy about this Muslim/Muslim ticket, but when I heard testimonies about how ex-Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shetima re-built Churches that were destroyed by enemies of Christianity, Boko Haram, in Maiduguri and environs, I had a change of mind. This is the reason CAN members from the North are in support of Shettima. When you look at Luke 10:30-37, the story of the Good Samaritan is there for all of us to see. All the men of God in that story did not help the wounded man in that story. At the end of the day, it was a Samaritan, who does not belong to any religion, that took care of the wounded man. Another example is the story of Rahab in the Bible, who was a harlot. If you read Joshua 5:1-30, Rahab saved the life of the two spies that were sent to Jericho by the Israelites. Her good gesture saved her and her family when Jericho was destroyed. So why should a Muslim man who showed compassion and mercy by building all the churches that were burnt down by Boko Haram in Borno State be denied the vice presidential slot, just because he is a Muslim?”
