Ministers of God’s Kingdom Society (GKS) rose at the end of their annual conference with a charge to President Goodluck Jonathan to prosecute “with diligence and sincerity of purpose” his promise to ensure free and fair elections next year even as they warned kidnappers of the dire spiritual consequences of their nefarious acts.

THE conviviality and camaraderie that had existed in the 34-year old umbrella body of Christians in Nigeria, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) is being threatened by alleged underground manouevre by the outgoing National President, Most Rev. John Onaiyekan to hold on to power despite his defeat at the Electoral College by his more acceptable rival and National President of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor.

PRELATE of Methodist Church Nigeria, Most Rev. Sunday Ola Makinde has condemned the recent act of indiscipline exhibited by members of the House of Representatives, describing the show of shame as political indiscipline of the highest order.

Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, the founder and General Overseer of The Synagogue Church of All Nations, has also advised President Goodluck Jonathan not to make his intention about 2011 elections known yet.

It was Atiku Abubakar who, penultimate Saturday said, “these are unusual times”. The former Vice President was right; dead right. In the build up to the 2011 presidential election, the body language of President Goodluck Jonathan suggests that he would join the presidential race.He has a constitutional right to do so. But his political party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, according to our guest, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, has an agreement which bars Jonathan from contesting. “