In a message personally signed by him and made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, Tella urged Nigerian Christians to pray for peace, security, sustainable development, and unity in the country .
He urged Christians to return to the teachings of Jesus Christ who is ‘the reason for the season, encourage religious tolerance, peaceful co-existence, good faith, truth, demonstration of the fear and belief in God, empathy for the less privileged, and patriotism to one’s country.
Tella said" we should all live, work and aspire together as brothers and sisters in the interest of our dear country, demonstrate the fear of God in all we do, and develop our country for the benefit of all. We should stop allowing religion, ethnicity, or difference in language to divide us. It is time we should all live together to salvage our country and restore her lost glory.
"This is a design by Almighty God to teach us the lesson that no matter how we worship Him, whatever language we adopt in worshipping Him, or what name we call Him, we are all creations of one God." He concluded .
