CMG's Modus Operandi

Over the years the composition of membership has had to change without loosing substance, as the political capital moved from Lagos to Abuja, taking with it many of our opinion shapers. One thing that has remained is our focus on unity instead of uniformity. We do not wear uniforms. We dress in a dignified way, using either dark coloured European style suits or white Nigerian attires for our ceremonial occasions. The group consists of men who have been honoured as Knights by the Church and others who belong to societies of Knights as well as those who care little for such things. We refer to each other as brothers, because that is what binds us together. 

We never use coercion as God respects our individual freedoms and would prefer to be worshiped in freedom rather than in slavery.

Continuous relevance

What is it about the CMG that makes it special and continuously relevant? It could be argued that the CMG is elitist. There is a defence for that. When you want to catch a fish you hook it at the head. Fishes also begin to rot from the head downwards. The head is definitely very important. Only properly married men (men married to women!) and not all men can be members of the CMG.

The Guild tries to work with those who can influence policy at all levels; Presidency, Government House, the Senate, House of Representatives, the Civil Service, Banks, industries and similar top level decision taking positions of the economy, in line with the teachings and doctrine of the Church. This is not elitism but more like pragmatism.