The third session of the sixth Synod of the Anglican Diocese of Ogbaru has ended at Saint Luke’s Anglican Church, Okpoko, with a call on the federal government to find a lasting solution to the present economic challenges facing the country.
In a communiqué issued at the end of the three-day synod, with the theme ‘Thy will be done, oh Lord, not mine’, the synod blamed the high level of poverty in the country on the removal of the subsidy on petrol without putting necessary palliatives in place and urged the government to always carry the people along while making policies.
The synod regretted the hike in electricity tariff in the country, which it noted will add more pain to the sufferings of the Nigerian populace and called on the federal government to implement a comprehensive strategy that goes beyond the provisions of drugs and mosquito nets as a means of eradicating malaria in Nigeria and invest in infrastructural development and projects that will reduce the proliferation of mosquitoes.
It regretted the series of challenges facing the country, such as political corruption, high cost of governance, lack of political will to enforce the rule of law, persistent high cost of food and medicine, business closure, abuse of fundamental human rights, high rate of unemployment, epileptic power supply among others and called for measures to address them and made it clear that Nigeria needs a new constitution that will reflect the will, aspirations, shared values, and representation of ethnic nationalities of the country.
The Ogbaru Diocesan Synod congratulated Governor Chukwuma Soludo and his Deputy, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim on their remarkable two years in office and recognized the impact of the Soludo administration in rebuilding the Okpoko community.
It commended the Soludo administration for road construction, provision of potable water, a general hospital, street lights, and clearing of refuse in addition to crime reduction and applauded it for the ongoing construction of Ozubulu-Atani Road while appealing to the state government to give urgent attention to Atani-Ogwuikpele Road, ensure massive clearing of drainages and opening of waterways, especially the Sakamori at Obodoukwu road find a lasting solution to the Ogwuaniocha crisis, which it noted has led to the massive loss of lives, including the traditional ruler of the community.
The communiqué, signed by the President of the Synod and Anglican Bishop of Ogbaru Diocese, Right Reverend Prosper Amah, and the Clerical Synod Secretary of the Diocese, Venerable Edozie Onwunyi, called on the people to always do the will of God in order to inherit his Kingdom.
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