By Olayinka Latona

LAGOS—PRESIDENT of Men’s Missionary Union of New Heritage Baptist Church, Lagos, Mr. Oladayo Orolu has charged Nigerian Christians, regardless of denomination, discipline or tribe, to work for the nation’s progress and development in all its ramifications.

Orolu made the charge while addressing journalists ahead of the group’s annual Men of Power, Purity & Praise conference slated for Saturday, December 2, 2017 at the church auditorium in Shomolu, Lagos with the theme: ‘Nigeria, One nation under God: Fostering unity through Christianity’.

He maintained that it is high time Christian bodies used various economic tools at their disposal to better the lives of the less privileged in the country and that instead of Christians dwelling on the issue of government islamising the country, they should likewise come forth with programmes and activities that will bring development and growth to the nation’s economy.

In his words: “There has been a lot lately about the perceived ‘Islamisation’ agenda due to the patronage of Islamic finance instruments in government finance which appears to be a cheaper source of capital for business or infrastructure development against commercial instruments.”