Nigeria inching near anarchy if… —Aiyedogbon

Church leaders and ministers in the five arms of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have raised the alarm over the socio-political challenges facing the country, saying that Nigeria needs prayers now more than ever before to save it from leading to a state of anarchy.

Speaking to newsmen in Ilorin during a one-day the annual conference of the Church Leaders and Ministers Fellowship of Nigeria, the chairman of the group, Pastor Abel Aiyedogbon, said that the country is inching near the state of anarchy.

“As church leaders and ministers, we cannot cease from praying for our country, because we need prayers more than ever before. However, we hasten to add that we are in a near state of anarchy. Leaders display wealth to the chagrin of the masses. There are crises all over and it has been said and argued that Nigeria is a victim of contradiction because of faulty political structure producing poor governance and brazen corruption. All the crises being experienced, if not resolved as quickly as possible can degenerate into big problems,” he said.

The group, comprising more than 500 church leaders, also called for transparency and accountability from those entrusted with governance in the country, saying that there should be a balance in appointments into key positions such that all the six geopolitical zones are equitably represented.

Speaking on the theme of the one-day conference, ‘The Church in the post-COVID World’, Aiyedogbon said that the COVID-19 pandemic had exposed the state of the health sector in Nigeria.

The group, therefore, called for a change to allow for the development of the nation’s health sector “to cope with challenges that we see every day in which our political leaders shy away from”.

The clerics also appealed to members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the federal government to find amicable solutions to all the problems associated with the ongoing strike by the nation’s university lecturers so that students can return to school.

“These innocent students crave a brighter future through education, hence a conducive environment that will lead to the realization of this should be created. The strike has been on for over eight months with issues in contention far from being resolved after several meetings and interventions from concerned quarters. We are worried as parents because keeping students unengaged for a long time can negatively affect them. An adage says ‘an idle hand is a devil’s workshop’, he said.

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