Bishop sets agenda for Buhari to include

Bishop sets agenda for Buhari to include

The Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Awori, Rt. Revd. Johnson Akin-Atere, on Thursday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to concentrate on the provision of basic amenities for the country.

He listed the amenities that needed urgent attention by the present administration to include uninterrupted power supply, good road networks and adequate employment opportunities for all graduates of universities and polytechnics in the country.

He said such steps would enhance socio-economic development of the country.

Atere made the suggestion on the Bishop’s Charge that he delivered at the opening of the diocesan synod held at the Cathedral of St. James Ota, Ogun State.

A copy of the presentation was made available to our correspondent through electronic mail.

The bishop also called on the Federal Government to strengthen the nation’s anti-corruption agencies as well as ensure transparency and accountability at all levels of government.

He decried the perennial fuel scarcity plaguing the nation and appealed to Buhari to carry out a comprehensive reform of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation as well as implement a new plan that will encourage investors to build refineries in the country.

The bishop added, “The spate of insurgency in the country had generated widespread concerns in and outside the country.

“In spite of the efforts of the military to contain the Boko Haram insurgency, rescuing the Chibok girls remained a task that must be done.”

On the xenophobic attacks in South Africa, Atere charged the African Union to consider a set of appropriate sanctions that would affect not only South African businesses and government, but also directly affect her people adversely.

Atere enjoined Nigerians to thank God for the success of the 2015 elections as it was the Lord’s doing, pointing out that if not for God, who was and still in control, the nation could have been in war by now.

The cleric called on all political office holders to know that it was God that put them in the positions.

He urged them to see their present positions as means of providing quality representation and stewardship to the people whose votes they sought during campaigns.