Bishop of the Saint Matthew’s Anglican Church, Diocese of Offa, Ikotun-Ile in the Oyun local government area of Kwara state, the Right Reverend Dr Solomon Olushola Akanbi, has appealed to the federal government to bring to book all the perpetrators of insurgency and kidnapping in Nigeria.
In his message at the six-day ninth Synod of the diocese, the clergy said that despite investigations made to stem the tide of kidnapping, banditry and other social ills, he said that no appreciable action has been taken.
Bishop Akanbi also said that the political elites in the nation have done nothing or too little to reduce poverty, unemployment and other challenges facing the citizens.
He also lamented the alleged poor performance of state governors and elected officers over the situation in the country, while he condemned the situation whereby delegates collect money from political office seekers.
Still talking about corruption in the nation’s electoral system, the cleric said that security personnel and electoral officials who do the same would only worsen the situation for the future of the country.
Bishop Akanbi also accused some clergymen and women of collecting money from politicians and political office seekers, adding that voters are not left out of the unwholesome practice.
On the theme of the Synod, he stressed the importance of passing the faith of “our fathers to our children but we too should have that faith by hearing the word of God and obey it”.
In a related development, Bishop Akanbi, as part of the message to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Diocese, charged members to be more committed to the service of God through their resources and talents in order to progress the work of God in the Diocese.
He charged members to see one another as brothers and sisters in the Lord by carrying each other’s burden, saying they should be ready to give adequate support to the ministry, Clergy and Evangelists as well as their families.
“We should also do everything to make sure that they are not hungry so that their families will not regret”, he said.
The programme was preceded by a three-day revival service which featured a number of spiritual items and ministered by eminent revivalists. It ended with a thanksgiving service.
Themed, “Faith of our father, keep the faith”, the synod was graced by religious, traditional and political leaders and also attended by congregations from all the churches that make up the Diocese as well as Iya Bishop, Mrs Christianah Kehinde Akanbi.
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