THE NEW DAWN – A group of pastors in Nimba County have pledged support to the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) in the 2017 Presidential and General Elections.
The pastors declared their support for the party over the weekend when they gathered to welcome the Department of Religious Affairs of the CDC in Ganta, Nimba County. According to them, it was about time that government demonstrates respect for the Church because it is in the vanguard of praying for the state.
The NewDawn correspondent in Ganta noted that Church, which has conventionally stayed in the background, was now taking a center stage ahead of 2017, which is a sign of things to come.
Speaking under the banner Ganta Christian Community the “men of God” told the head for the CDC Department of Religious Affairs that they will join the party in prayers for success at the 2017 poll, and for God to provide a leader that will love the Church.
The head of the Ganta Christian Community Rev. John Bayougar, noted that they Were fooled in past elections by some candidates, who were seeking public offices.
Rev. Baryougar said politicians campaigned on the slogan “scratch my back and I will scratch yours”, which meant vote for me and I will support the Church, but added that following the elections, they have lay eyes on those candidates.
In response, CDC Religious Affairs head Rev. Festus Loogam, pledged the party’s support for the Christian community of Liberia. Rev. Loogam, who is National Chaplin General for the Congress for Democratic Change also visited the Muslim community in Ganta and held a five-minute meeting with Muslims.
He told members of the Muslim community in Ganta to join hands with the Christian community to pray for the nation and the CDC, stressing that only peace can build Liberia.
But the Muslims, who hosted the meeting in a backyard rather than in the Mosques, questioned the CDC department of Religious Affairs for the unannounced visit to the Muslim community. The meeting with both the Christian and Muslim communities of Ganta was poorly attended despite vigorous publicity by the party.
