Score yourself before leaving office, cleric tells Buhari
Geoffrey okoroafor, Anglican Bishop of egbu Diocese, Imo State, has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to take a stock of his performance before bowing out of office next year.
okereafor stated that the president should be sincere in scoring himself on a number of issues, such as addressing insecurity, appointments, employment, educational advancement, infrastructural development, health care, unprecedented inflation, high dollar rate.
He threw the challenge in his presidential addressing to the 3rd Session of the 9th Synod of the Diocese, held at the Christ Anglican Church, emeabiam, which had the theme “Honour to a father and a master, but denying God his honour and reverence (Malachi 1:6) an error”.
Dwelling extensively on the worrisome state of the nation amidst immeasurable divine endowments, the Bishop of egbu Diocese, lamented that while brain drain syndrome had continued to hit the nation as a result of unconducive environment, insecurity had replaced security.
He stated that the spate of tribalism, ethno religious factors, political deceit, corruption at all levels of national life, unpatriotic nationals, inconsistency in national policies, lopsidedness in the share of the country’s common wealth, appointments, mediocrity against meritocracy among other ills have become the order of the day.
“the unanswered question still remains- how did we get to this level within so short a time?”, he asked.
okoroafor, who equally decried the rot in the nation’s education sector and its resultant effects, coupled with the escalating tempo of corruption, warned that “until the judiciary is free from the shackles of being controlled by the executive arm of government, it would continue to be in bondage.
“let the judiciary have its budget, control it and take decisions that concern it where necessary and not to be under the strict orders of the executive arm, thus making it helpless in some areas of operations”.
this is as he also frowned aat the hegemonic and suppressive actions of some State Governors against the media in their States.
Contending that women of substance, honour and credibility should be given the opportunity for the nation’s presidency.
He pleaded with Governor Hope Uzodinma to intensify measures aimed at checking flood disasters, indiscriminate dumping of refuse in parts of owerri Capital City, Street/ road side trading as well as payment of salaries’ workers in the state.