The Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Mrs Monisade Afuye, has charged Christian youths across Nigeria to continually position themselves as agents of change and champion unifying actions that will halt the existing ethno-religious wars ravaging the nation.

Afuye said youths remain the most potent weapons available to any nation that can eliminate all divisions, uplift the spirit of patriotism and unite all tendencies, for peaceful coexistence across religious and ethnic lines.

The Deputy Governor spoke while declaring open a Convention organised by Celestial Youth Organisation, held at the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC), Premier Parish, Omisanjana, Ado Ekiti, on Thursday, with the theme: “Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers: The Power of Unity in Christ”.

Mrs Afuye, in a statement by her Special Assistant on Media, Victor Ogunje, lauded the CCC youth for placing high premium value on their spiritual advancement, reflecting that no nation can develop when its productive population are morally bankrupt and excessively divisive.

“Any society where the youth lost their moral fibres often run into the ditch of criminalities and societal decay, which can derail its developmental focus and weakened other binding forces.

“It is a well established fact that no one can achieve anything on earth without being sanctioned from heaven. We are soliciting for more prayer supplications that can guarantee the success of this administration. We are counting on God and the church of God for us to accomplish our mission and set targets that will take Ekiti State to the promised land.

“I charge the youth as leaders of tomorrow, not to joke with their spiritual growth. What you are starting today will help the nation overcomes some of its challenges because we can only assume greatness, when all hands are on the deck to redirect our nation to that path where greatness can be achieved.

“Under this context, let us imbibe the spirit of bridge building to further cement our bonds in Christ that has united is together as a people, break the barriers of divisions in churches and in our larger society, so that we can stand firm in that unity we are pursuing lovers of Christ and Nigerian citizens.”

Nigeria can’t grow with morally bankrupt, divisive youths – Ekiti Deputy Gov