The Lutheran Church of Nigeria, Resurrection Cathedral has urged Niger-ians Christians to lead the fight against corruption in their various places of assignments, reports OLAYINKA LATONA.

Speaking at the celebration of Men’s Week at the church Cathedral in Surulere, Lagos, with a theme; “Winn-ing the war against corrupt-ion in Nigeria: Whither the Church? “, chairman of the men’s fellowship, Brother Solomon Mkpese explain-ed that Christians are the light and salt of the world and must rise to their res-ponsibility to correct va-rious ills in the Nigerian society.

Lamenting the high level of corruption and the poor level of development in the country, Mkpese said Christians should not be seen to be perpetrating acts of corruption in their places of assignment, rather they should be true ambassadors of Christ wherever they find themselves.

One of the discussants and General Secretary/Educat-ion Adviser of the Christian Council of Nigeria, CCN, Rev. Ibrahim Yusuf, who was represented by Nation-al Programme  Assistant of CCN, Rev. Kolade Fada-hunsi, called on the Church to do away with secularism, and speak with one voice against every appearance of corruption in the Church, among leaders and the society as a whole.

In his words: “Church needs to play its role as the light and salt of the world. The Church should speak with one voice and rise against the menace of corruption. They should join hands with government in the fight against corruption. It is a task which the Church must

embrace with all sincerity.

“It is unfortunate that the Church has remained too silent in tackling the issues that affect the society. We should eschew our differences and return to God like the prodigal son.

“If we reprocess ourselves morally, then we are laying the foundation for a new start for ourselves and the entire country,” he stated.

In his opening remarks, Bishop of Lutheran Church of Nigeria, Western Zone, Rt. Rev. Gabriel Sadadi described corruption as a canker worm that does nobody any good, urging government to ensure that all governmental institutions are working perfectly to fight corruption within the system.

The cleric also urged Niger-ians to support and encourage the government in the campaign against corruption.

“According to Mr. President, it is either we kill corruption or corruption will kill us. We must practice sincerity and honesty among ourselves and desist from every corrupt practices,” the bishop said.