Cleric Bemoans Conditions Of Nigeria State

By Ayodele Oni

The Diocesan Bishop of Owo, in Ondo state, Rt Revd Stephen Fagbemi has observed that Nigeria has found itself in a most unenviable, lamentable and unfortunate state, to the extent that some are beginning to suggest that it is becoming a failed state.

Addressing delegates at the 14th synod of Owo Anglican Communion, holding at Ifon, Ose local government, Rev.Fagbemi said that Nigeria, from governance to economy and various sectors has not really fared well.

The Bishop, who stressed that the insecurity bedevilling the country particularly the recent Owo attack at Saint Francis Catholic Church and Abuja-Kaduna train attack, described the incidents as most cruel example of inhumanity against the innocent citizens.

“The attack on innocent worshipers at St Francis Catholic Church, Owaluwa, Owo  is the worst that we have seen and is strange to the system in South West of Nigeria which has left 40 people dead, including men, women and children.”

The Cleric  commiserated with the Government of Ondo State, the Governor, Olowo of Owo, the Catholic Bishop of Ondo Diocese, Most Revd. Dr Jude Ayodeji Arogundade and the entire Christian Community in Owo.

Bishop Fagbemi commended the efforts of Ondo Governrnment in providing leadership and support for the people throughout the painful experience.

He decried the insensitivity of the Federal Government towards the lingering strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which has made the idle students to be vulnerable to crime.

The Clergy advised Nigerians to continue to exercise their rights in peaceful manner without selling their votes for any amount of money.

“Vote buying or selling is a sin. Politicians must not exploit the poverty of people to cheat on their conscience.”