The Vice-Chairman of The Apostolic Church Nigeria (TACN), LAWMNA Territory, Pastor Amos Geoffery, has blamed the church’s failure to do enough to promote repentance and confront wrongdoing for the persistence of insecurity and other social problems in Nigeria. Geoffery said genuine repentance among Christians and the wider society was necessary…...
The Vice-Chairman of The Apostolic Church Nigeria (TACN), LAWMNA Territory, Pastor Amos Geoffery, has blamed the church’s failure to do enough to promote repentance and confront wrongdoing for the persistence of insecurity and other social problems in Nigeria.
Geoffery said genuine repentance among Christians and the wider society was necessary to avert God’s wrath and bring healing to the nation.
He stated this on Sunday, October 18, during the 28th Annual Convention of The Apostolic Church Nigeria, Olorunda Area, held under the theme, “Be Zealous Therefore and Repent” (Revelation 3:19).
The three-day convention, convened by Pastor E.E. Eziyodawe, ran from Friday, October 16, to Sunday, October 18, 2026.
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Speaking at the convention, Geoffery questioned the church’s commitment to its responsibility of addressing moral decay and the challenges confronting the country.
“Repentance bring healing to our society, and helps to avert the wrath of God, and that is the duty of the church for the entire nation,” he said.
The cleric expressed concern that persistent insecurity, including Boko Haram insurgency and kidnappings, reflected the need for the church to reassess its role in the country.
“The church is not doing enough, otherwise there won’t have been Boko Haram, nor kidnappings in Nigeria. Where are we? are we really doing what we should be doing?” he asked.
Geoffery also criticised what he described as the church’s reluctance to hold political leaders accountable, linking the situation to alleged corruption within religious institutions and their relationships with those in power.
“We’re afraid to talk to the powers today, because they’ll talk back to us. they know the corruptions happening in the church. They know how much money we go and collect from them. And they know how many of us are going to walk on their corridors there,” he said.
He argued that the church must first confront its own shortcomings before challenging wrongdoing in government, warning that internal failures could undermine its moral authority.
“So when you want to talk to powers, and you look within, you’ll realise that what you want to talk to powers about is within us in the church,” he added.
The cleric maintained that repentance remained central to addressing the moral and social challenges confronting the world, urging Christians to embrace genuine change.
“Terrible things are happening in the world today, it is our repentance that will change the world,” Geoffery said.