The Bishop of Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Owo Diocese, Stephen Fagbemi, has called on President Bola Tinubu, to alleviate the suffering of Nigerians by finding solutions to the ongoing economic and security challenges facing the country.
The cleric who decried the rise in inflation in the country, also said Nigeria has become a harder place to live as he urged President Tinubu to quickly address all of the factors that have triggered the current economic hardship being experienced by Nigerians.
He stated this in his charge delivered during the third session of the 14th Synod of the Church held at St Stephen’s Church, Ipele, in Owo Local Government of Ondo State, on Sunday.
The synod was themed, ‘Walking In the Light of His Word: recipe for spiritual growth.’
According to him, the effects of the current economic hardship in the country were real and painful. He stressed that unless urgent and effective steps were taken to curtail the effects of the current economic situation in the country, Nigeria might witness an uncontrollable rise in crime.
He said, “Nigeria has become a harder place to live in as evident in the fact that many people are leaving the country for greener pastures while many are finding themselves in difficult situations where they fled to. Nigeria and its people have encountered acute economic hardship within the past one year owing to the sudden removal of petroleum subsidy and due to the devaluation and instability of the foreign exchange.
“The resultant effects of these actions are the harsh economic reality that Nigerians are facing on a daily basis. Inflation is almost out of control and prices of goods and commodities have risen astronomically. “It has become hard for people to feed their families. Perhaps only very few wealthy individuals can claim to be comfortable at the moment”.
