The
Christian Association of Nigeria has sounded a note of warning to all
Nigerian Christians after a church building collapsed in Uyo.
Victims of the church building collapse in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom state
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has sounded a serious
warning to all Christians across the country as it warned its church
members against worshiping in uncompleted buildings.
The warning is coming after a church building collapsed in Uyo
killing many people. The incident happened on Saturday at the Reigners
Bible Church Int’l Inc, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
CAN called on the all relevant bodies, the society of engineers and
other relevant agencies to stop the use of substandard materials in the
construction of buildings in the country.
In a statement by the General Secretary of CAN, Dr. Musa Asake, he
advised christians to be more cautious of where they worship as he
called on them to pray for the dead.
“We advise churches to discourage the idea of holding worship
service inside buildings under construction to avoid a repeat of the
avoidable tragedy. We call on the NSE and other relevant bodies to check
the construction of buildings with substandard materials.
“Until severe sanctions are meted out to those who are
responsible, they may not be able to stop their satanic antics. We
identify with the victims of the tragedy, we pray for their quick
recovery as we are asking God to console and comfort all the bereaved.
It is very unfortunate that the devil struck when the whole world is
getting ready for the celebration of the birth of the Saviour, Jesus
Christ, who came to destroy the work of the devil.
“We thank God that His Excellency, Governor Udom Emmanuel,
narrowly escaped the tragedy and we welcome his prompt intervention when
he said the state government will hold an inquiry to investigate if
anyone compromised building standards.
“It is no more news that buildings often collapse in the
country as a result of contractors using substandard materials coupled
with people building without government approvals and thorough
supervision by the relevant agencies,” Asake said.
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