Redeemed Christian Church of God Church council of elders urge Buhari to punish all acts of corruption.

The Redeemed Christian Church of God National Council of Elders has asked the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to punish all acts of corruption in the country.

The RCCG elders made the call during a press conference in Gbagada on the 14th annual elder’s congress holding at the Redemption Camp on Friday and Saturday.

The church elders noted that the peaceful atmosphere in the country after the 2015 elections was the outcome of sustained prayers.

Punch reports that the event was chaired by the Chairman of RCCG National Council of Elders, Pastor Israel Abatan.

Other church leaders at the conference include the council’s Vice Chairman, Pastor Obadiah Mulero; a member of the RCCG Board of Trustees, Pastor Kayode Ajayi; and the council’s Publicity Secretary, Pastor Ayodeji Olulani.

Olulani, the council’s publicity secretary, said if the President-elect and the Vice President-elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo wished to succeed in the next four years, there must consequences for all acts of corruption.

He said, “There must be consequences for all categories of corruption; either those involved in drug trafficking or engaged in armed robbery. Corruption is corruption. Contractors who build substandard roads or bridges should face the full consequences of their actions.”

Olulani urged Nigerians to stop glorifying criminals and corrupt leaders.

“We should question the corrupt leaders and reject their ill-gotten wealth to re-establish the country’s moral value,” he added.

The council’s Vice Chairman, Mulero, expressed concerns at the scale of corrupt practices in the country’s political system.

He said, “Our leaders must demonstrate strong will and readiness to serve common and popular interests above selfish and parochial interests. The mechanisms for checks and balances should be strengthened to promote justice and fairness.”

Earlier, Abatan said the outcome of the elections was as a result of the role the church played.

He said, “The outcome is an answer to our prayers in spite of all the crises the country went through before the elections.”

He commended President Goodluck Jonathan for conceding defeat to the president-elect and praised the Independent National Electoral Commission for the conduct of the elections.

On the elder’s congress, Abatan said the 2015 edition with the theme, ‘The Unfading Hope’, would bring together over 10,000 senior citizens from the church’s 189 provinces and 24 regions in Nigeria.