A former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has urged more Christians to get involved in politics.
He opined that if those with high moral standards should participate in politics it would turn it from a dirty game to a clean one.
Obasanjo said ordinarily, politics should not be a dirty game but those who participate in it make it dirty.
The elder statesman said this during the 57th annual convention and 67th anniversary of The Gospel Faith Mission International (GOFAMINT) at Gospel City, Ogunmakin, Ogun State.
Obasanjo insisted that Christians must stand out among corrupt people and bad influencers of the world while participating in politics.
He said at a time the country is facing various challenges, church must rise up to the occasion as the salt of the world.
According to him: “We are in the world, yet we are not of the world. The influence of corrupting corruption is enormous. We are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. We are to be like Jesus who, when He was in the world, did not belong to the world.
“Food without salt is stale. The church is meant to flavour it’s environment. A church that cannot play its role has lost its saltiness. Christ has chosen us to bring forth fruits and that our fruits should abide.”
