Abia State government has charged religious leaders in the State to put a check on leaders in the society to ensure good governance.

The Special Assistant to Governor Alex Otti on Religious Activities, Apostle Kenneth Wiper gave the charge in Umuahia during the official hand over by the outgoing executive of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Abia State Chapter led by Apostle Emmanuel Agomuo to the new executive led by Rev. Ojo Ojo Uduma.

Apostle Wiper attributed failure in speaking up as one of the things that have kept the State in jeopardy for over 20 years.

He said that the present administration led by Governor Alex Otti has many spiritual projects to roll out, assuring that it would partner CAN in the State to achieve success.

Handing over to the new State CAN Chairman, the outgoing Chairman, Apostle Emmanuel Agomuo said CAN is not a political organization and advised the new leadership not to fight the government but to pray for it and approach it with good counsel that would engender peace and development in the State.

The immediate past CAN Chairman urged Governor Otti to recognize CAN in Abia and inaugurate the new leadership, noting that the former administration in the State failed to inaugurate the executive that just served out its tenure of office.

Responding on behalf of other members of the executive, the new CAN Chairman, Rev. Ojo Ojo Uduma said he was happy to be elected to lead Abia CAN in a period Abia State has a positive change they have been yearning for and assured they would sustain their prayers for the Governor and the people of the State to enable the Governor achieve his dreams for the State.

The new CAN Chairman, who is of the TEKAN/ECWA Bloc of the CAN doubles as the Chairman of Aba District of Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), which covers Cross River, Akwa Ibom, parts of Rivers, Imo and Abia States.