‘Hunger, poverty threat to national unity’ – Anglican Bishop Ibezim

The Archbishop of the Province of Niger and Bishop of the Diocese of Awka, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Alexander Ibezim, said connected Saturday that poorness and hunger are large threats to the nation’s bid and unity.

Ibezim said this portion delivering the Archbishop’s Charge during the 2nd Session of the 13th Synod of the Diocese of Awka, Anglican Communion, successful Awka.

He, therefore, urged the authorities to marque concerted efforts to ameliorate the economical and information challenges faced by the populace.

He said that it was unfortunate that, contempt the efforts of the national government, the prices of foodstuffs and different indispensable items had continued to rise.

Ibezim described the economical policies of the President Bola Tinubu-led medication arsenic 1 bereft of the indispensable values for the system and called connected Mr President to overhaul his economical policies.

He appealed to President Tinubu to state a authorities of exigency connected poorness and hunger successful the country.

He besides called for the merchandise of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained person of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB.

“The pains faced by Nigerians are compounded by the weakening naira owed to the forex speech concern and increases successful the pump terms of fuel, cooking gas, kerosene and energy tariffs.

“Time is present for the enactment of the state to avert the looming danger. Nigeria is rapidly connected the mode to economical and governmental perdition, May God assistance our nation, Nigeria.

“The information remains that injustice sets backmost a federation and erstwhile an ideology astir injustice is imbibed successful a people, nary magnitude of unit tin quell it unless justness is done,” helium said.