Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the state has been divided into factions.
Wike said this on Friday during a courtesy visit by Baba Aladura, David Bob-Manuel, Moses Orimolade IX, and Prelate of the Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim Worldwide at the Government House, Port Harcourt.
The governor called on Christians to work in unity for the growth of the faith.
“Let me appeal to Christians that the time has come when we have to work as a body. There are too many divisions in the faith. Look at the Christian Association of Nigeria in Rivers State; it has been divided into factions. This is not necessary.
“We cannot be the body of Christ and we are not working together. Working as a team will make the Church grow faster than it is doing right now,” he said.
Wike assured that his administration would continue to support the Christian community.
“There is no gain in joining cult groups. Cultism does not pay. We need to continue talking to our youths on the need to shun cultism,” he said.
Wike congratulated the Baba Aladura on his emergence as the leader of Cherubim and Seraphim Worldwide.
The governor had in June said that Rivers was a Christian state and that he was unapologetic about it.
