Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor
The
Bishop of the Diocese of Ife, Anglican Communion, Rt. Rev. Oluwole
Odubogun, has faulted the President, Christian Association of Nigeria,
Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, for joining the league of private jet owners in
the country.
Odubogun described the donation of the private jet to Oritsejafor as a show of wealth amid poverty, want and deprivation.
Speaking at a programme of the diocese, Carnival for
Christ 2012, on Saturday, Odubogun said the action of the CAN president
was against the doctrine of the gospel.
He said Oritsejafor does not need a private jet to preach the gospel.
He said, “Having a private jet in the midst of want,
in the midst of poverty and in the midst of all kinds of deprivation is a
show of wealth, which is not precisely in consonance with the gospel.
“According to the gospel, those who have should share
with those who do not have. When you are riding in a jet, you don’t
know what is happening to the other people on the street. You are on
your own.
“Whether the public transportation system is
adequately taken care of you don’t know, because you have cut yourself
off from the people whom you are supposed to guide and emancipate.”
The bishop added, “Let us say you need the jet to get
to places on time. But the gospel is not meant for one person. It is
not meant for one leader. There is no reason why you are the only one to
go everywhere. And if you don’t have to go everywhere, you don’t need a
jet.
“You will need a jet when you are running your
private business. You will need a jet if you are the only one to oversee
what is happening. As far as the gospel is concerned, God is in
control. And God, who is in control, is giving us a message to disciple
all nations.
“If you are preaching salvation which the gospel is all about, I don’t think you need a jet.”Punch
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