The women of Aguata Diocese of the Anglican Communion have decried the high rate of insecurity in Nigeria.
The President, Women’s Ministry and Wife of Bishop of the Dioceses, Mrs Chinyere Ezeofor, while presenting her address to delegates who attended the sixteenth Aguata Diocesan Women’s Conference held at Saint Peters Church, Ezinifite, Aguata Local Government Area, called on government at different levels to be more proactive in securing the lives and property of the citizenry
Correspondent Daniel Ezeigwe reports that Mrs Ezeofor regretted that the high rate of insecurity in Nigeria is threatening the coexistence and socio-economic development of the country and called on the Federal government to create more employment opportunities for the teeming youths, to divert their minds from crime and restiveness.
The Bishop’s wife also commended Governor Willie Obiano for advancement of works at the Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport, Umueri, describing the April thirtieth landing of test-run flights at the site as a major progress.
She equally commended the Governor’s Wife Dr Ebelechukwu Obiano for using the Caring Family Enhancement Initiative to improve the living standards of women especially the widows.
On the theme of the conference: Divine Principles of Transformation One: Discipleship, Mrs Ezeofor said that the word of God, if accepted wholely, brings radical change in the life of anyone, insisting that there was need for everyone to submit to God’s method of transformation, by living like Christ in character and selfless devotion.
Declaring the conference open, the Anglican Bishop of Aguata Diocese, Right Reverend Samuel Ezeofor charged women to brace for challenges of bringing up Christ – like children, which he said is the first step of restoring sanity in the society.
Some mothers who attended the conference including the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Willie Obiano on Secondary School Monitoring, Dame Chinyere Mbakwe and the President of Ezinifite Anglican Women Association, Mrs Constance Umeh, said that discipleship also mandates mothers be dutiful managers of their homes.
Over thirty-two Bishop’s wives, including the wife of the Archbishop of Niger Province and Bishop of Awka, Diocese Mrs Chioma Ibezim, as well as the Chancellor of Aguata Diocese, Justice Peter Obiora, traditional Ruler of Ezinifite, Igwe Bob Orji, that of Nnewi, Igwe Ken Orizu among others, were also present at the conference.
Diocesan Women’s Conference is an annual summit of all Anglican mothers to discuss issues bordering on faith and society, activities of the women’s ministry and the church during the previous year and plans for the present year.
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