CAN Begs Osun Churches To Donate Food, Money To Workers Due To Unpaid Salaries

The Christian Association of Nigeria has appealed to church
leaders in Osun State to rally food aid and money to assist Osun State civil
servants who are going through hardship because of the delay in the payment of
their salaries for the past seven months.

The Chairman of CAN in Osun State, Rev. Elisha Ogundiya,
said this in an interview with journalists in Osogbo on Tuesday, after the
meeting of the executives of CAN in the state.

Ogundiya said that churches should go beyond feeding their
congregations with spiritual food, especially at this time but should also
rally round to offer them succour.

He said, “I talk about Christians and Muslims and others who
are passing through hardship in Osun State because of the non-payment of their
salaries for months.

“Workers are passing through hardship and some who have
retired have died because of lack of money to take care of themselves. We
Christians have to emulate the action of the Good Samaritan in the Bible, who
assisted somebody he should not assist ordinarily.   So, we should assist our brothers and
sisters.

“I urge church leaders and local government chairmen in
attendance to go back home, contribute food and other items to assist all these
people who are in need.

“To the government, we are appealing to the government to
look for whatever means to make life beautiful for these people. We know that
the problem is not peculiar to Osun State alone, but this is lingering too
much. The state government should do something urgently to put smile on the
faces of the workers.”

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