An alliance of three renowned Christian groups in Plateau State have disowned Governor Simon Lalong for accepting his nomination as Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign ahead of 2023.
The groups made this knowned on Monday via its spokesperson Rev. Dr Bernard Kyenson during a press conference in Abuja.
According to the groups, “Lalong has betrayed his faith, insulted Christendom and sold his conscience by yielding to the party’s Muslim/Muslim ticket.”
The groups which came together under the umbrella of the Concerned Christians in Plateau is made up of executives, women and youth wings of the Christian Association of Nigeria.
Truthlive.net reports that despite the wide codemnation received by the APC flag-bearer over his choice of a fellow Muslim and former governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, a fellow Muslim, as running mate, he has remained unmoved.
Rev. Kyenson said, “Lalong has indeed proven to be an enemy of Christ.”
He said “a supposed knight of St. Gregory the Great, has chosen the path of treachery and betrayal to accept the position.”
Furthermore, the Reverend noted that Lalong has been excommunicated from any further church activities, but the governor’s ultimate destination is the abyss.
“The Concerned Christians on the Plateau received the news of Governor Lalong’s acceptance to work as the Director General of the Tinubu presidential campaign organization with a great shock. We call on him to reject the position with immediate effect,” the cleric said.
“While the dust of Muslim/Muslim ticket is yet to settle down, Lalong rushed and accepted Tinubu/Shetima campaign DG. The governor is on his own on this because no sensible Christian will support an obviously demonic and wicked agenda.
” Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kassim Shettima do not mean well for this nation. They are on a mission to destroy the country. But shamefully, a Christian wants to help them achieve their devilish mission. We can’t accept this, hence we have declared Lalong to be an anti-Christ”.
Rev. James Bot, the President of Jos Christian Youth Forum who spoke on behalf of Youths in the state said, ‘Lalong has lost the little respect young people had for him.”
Bot explained that the governor is showing his true color knowing fully well that he has nothing to lose after seven years as governor describing him as a Wolf in Sheep’s clothing whose true identity is gradually coming forth.
Speaking on behalf of the Plateau Women for Christ Movement Deaconess Rosemary Dalung said as mothers, they are ashamed of Lalong.
She said, no mother will be proud of such a son who decided to put his selfish interest ahead of his faith and family.
The women counselled advised the governor to seek God’s face and turn away from his wicked ways.
They quoted Matthew 18, saying, “If your son sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your son.
“But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every fact may be confirmed. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
“Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.”