Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has called on the Church to rise in greater zeal and activism, saying Nigeria would be in a better place if the Church had been more “militant” in advancing righteousness and societal transformation.
Obasanjo made the call while speaking at the Sunday service of the Golden Jubilee Annual LAWMNA International Convention of The Apostolic Church Nigeria, held at the National Temple, Olorunda Ketu, Lagos, on Sunday, August 2nd, 2026.
Clarifying his use of the word “militant”, the former Head of State and ex-military general said: Being an ex-military man, I understand what being militant means. It means to be zealous and active in service.
Expressing concern over Nigeria’s current state, Obasanjo asked:
In Nigeria, do we have peace, security, prosperity and love, yet we have churches?”
He urged the Church to fulfill its mandate of promoting peace, love, righteousness and genuine human transformation.
If we have a militant Church on earth and in Nigeria, it would have been a different situation for us in this country… For Nigeria to become a land flowing with milk and honey, rather than a nation plagued by poverty and insecurity, we must be zealous and active as the Church Militant on earth, he added.
Obasanjo also disclosed that he had just returned from a meeting in Europe on the common good of humanity, noting that over 200 conflicts are currently raging worldwide.
