Bishop Bello lauds Tinubu on Service Chiefs appointment

From Desmond Mgboh, Kano

A former chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kano State, Bishop Ransom Bello has lauded President Bola Tinubu on his choice of Service Chiefs, insisting that the appointment of these officers will considerably tame insecurity in Nigeria.

Bello, also a former national vice chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria in charge of Kano, Jigawa and Katsina states, averred that the inclusive nature of the Security Council unlike in the past, would douse the feeling of alienation in parts of the country. 

The Overseer of the Calvary Life Assembly was particularly impressed with the appointments of the Chief of Naval Staff , Rear Admiral Ikechukwu Ogalla from Enugu Ezike in Enugu State and the Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Gwabin Musa from Zangon Kataf from Kaduna State.

“I am happy with him, not because Christians were appointed or because Muslims are there, but because I see a sense of justice to all in his appointments” he said while imploring the president to go ahead with a government of justice and fairness to all Nigerians.

Speaking with reporters in Kano as part of his 70th birthday celebrations, Bello also urged Nigerians to give Tinubu time to assign competent hands to various positions before coming to a conclusion as to which faith is better represented in the government.

“I think we should get out of this mentality that he is appointing more Christians or more Muslims. Those who are accusing Tinubu of appointing more Christians than Muslims seem to have forgotten where we are coming from. The Buhari administration was evidently more nepotistic than any other government ever in this country and heavens didn’t fall.”

Bello, while looking back at the growth of the Church in Kano State, admitted that over the years, the Church in the state has suffered persecutions and obstacles, but added that the situation has improved today.