NN19 Visit to Rev. Samson Olasupo Adeniyi Ayokunle (PhD). President: NBC, CAN

Leadership and members of New Nigeria 2019 yesterday visited Rev. Samson Olasupo Adeniyi Ayokunle (PhD) who is the :
President, Nigerian Baptist Convention and also President, Christian Association of Nigeria.


The Chairman and Co convener of NN19, Moses Siloko Siasia who led the group to the visit while addressing the Man of God said ;"As young people, we have malnourished by generation of broken promises.
The issue at hand is too complex, ranging from thuggery, rascality, etc. He noted that some of the amenities the older generation enjoyed while growing up are no longer available.
There are a lot of potentials in our young people for which up to 5% have not been tapped. We are seekingfor political neutrality in our system where your people should be included in the scheme of things.

 In his response, The Reverend thanked the group for recognizing the position of the church as the spiritual custodian of truth thereby recognising the position of God. He said he is happy the group decided to carry out it's vision through a democratic process.
He said someone among the group has to be the son of Issacca who understands the times and seasons to be able to pioneer the affairs of the people. He talked about not undermining the role of a good publishers so the vision will reach down to the grassroot.
Rev. Ayokunle went back the memory lane when they where students, by the time they finished school there were jobs waiting for him or option of travelling out of the cointry but he choose to futher his education.

 He said just as some young people commit crime, you guys have decided to be a change agent like Martin Luther King Jnr which was how Barack Obama come to power.

He however condemned the decimation of Christian communities especially in the North. The current killing of Christians in Venue today. How one of the Rev. Father was traced to his house and killed. He also advised that Nigeria is in need of a saviour. That people are tired of this self aggrandizement. We need people who are ready to labour. There is no alternative to dignity of labour and sacrifice. We are looking for people who are right upstairs. For which he retorted that he hopes this group will not be another disappointment.
He quoted Acts 13 vs 36
"For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption"

Finally, the Reverened adviced the group to do it's home work very well. He pointed the need for the group to feed in candidate at various levels of government.