By Odogwu Emeka Odogwu
The Diocesan Bishop of Amichi Anglican Communion, His Lordship, Rt. Revd. Ephraim O. Ikeakor, has said that Nigeria as a country is sitting on a keg of gun powder.
Bishop Ikeakor made the disclosure, Saturday, while delivering his Presidential address to mark the first session of the fifth synod of the diocese themed: The Cross-less Christianity: A Contradictory Demand of True Discipleship.
According to Bishop Ikeakor, “the state of things in Nigeria economically, educationally, Politically, Morally and Security wise is not just discouraging and disturbing, but very depressive and destructive.
“The Nation is as good as a failed state because the President has failed to assert his power over the Presidency. “President is currently being controlled by the Presidency, instead of the President controlling the Presidency, that nation is as good as a failed nation, and a hijacked Nation.”
He said “the President has found it a herculean task to openly address the nation in an open function, apart from a seemingly stage-managed close circuit environment.
According.to the Cleric, “the spate of killings, bloodletting and criminality of both Miyetti Alla, and Fulani Herdsmen has overran communities with sophisticated weapons, raping and maiming lives and properties without any challenge from the Federal Government has call for critical, practical and sustainable checkmating.
He decried situations where a President will give directive to security agencies to shoot at sight, any Fulani Herdsmen with AK47, and the Chief of Staff, Garuba Shehu issue a counter directive they should not be shot, simply portend that something is critically wrong with the Presidency.
While Ikeakor said there is skewed application of rule of Law in the country, maintained that the President, Presidency, and the Spokesman of the President has failed to declare Miyetti Allah who sponsors and shields killer herdsman terrorist Group and hence cattle rearers have had unhindered and unimpeded access to peoples’ farmlands.
He decried the security apparatus of our Nation is abysmally going into oblivion. The sacking of security formations in many parts of the country, and the killing of Police and Army officers without meaningful end in sight is a very worrisome omen to the Corporate existence of our country. He described the Federal Government’s recent accuse of Church Leaders of calling for crisis and secession in Nigeria as not only laughable, but very degrading.
“Our Political leaders should have known the reality of the Proverb which States, “That he who fetches ant-infested firewood has automatically invited Lizard as his special guests.” What do you expect in a nation where youth unemployment is over seventy per cent? What do you expect in a country where there is habitual borrowing by the Government, without any pragmatic plan for repayment of loans through aggressive infrastructural development, and meaningful investment strategy?
“We live in a country where the President, the Governors, the Senators, and top Political office holders still shamelessly travel abroad for Medical Treatment. Those countries were fixed by their leaders and citizens. Why is it absolutely impossible to fix the Power Sector in Nigeria? Why is our education sector in a total shamble and shatters? Why are our Universities producing thousands of PhD. Holders each year without any meaningful research and contribution in their field of specialty.
“Nigeria is crucially sitting on a keg of gunpowder. The leaders and leadership of this country should wake up to the reality that you cannot hold down the citizenry forever.
“Our Political leaders should have known the reality of the Proverb which States, “That he who fetches ant-infested firewood has automatically invited Lizard as his special guests.” What do you expect in a nation where youth unemployment is over seventy percent (70%)? What do you expect in a country where there is habitual borrowing by the Government, without any pragmatic plan for repayment of loans through aggressive infrastructural development, and meaningful investment strategy?
“We live in a country where the President, the Governors, the Senators, and top Political office holders still shamelessly travel abroad for Medical Treatment. Those countries were fixed by their leaders and citizens. Why is it absolutely impossible to fix the Power Sector in Nigeria? Why is our education sector in a total shamble and shatters? Why are our Universities producing thousands of PhD. Holders each year without any meaningful research and contribution in their field of specialty.
“Nigeria is crucially sitting on a keg of gunpowder. The leaders and leadership of this country should wake up to the reality that you cannot hold down the citizenry forever.”
