The Bishop, Anglican Diocese of Ika, Rt. Rev. Godfrey Ifeanyichukwu, has decried the increasing level of corruption in Nigeria, noting that many Nigerians now display callousness and sadism in their desire to amass wealth.
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He spoke at the second edition of a birthday colloquium in honour of Archbishop Tunde Adeleye and his wife, Ezinne Lady Dorathy Tunde Adeleye, yesterday, in Calabar.

The event was convened by the Bishop, Anglican Diocese of Calabar, Rt. Rev. Nneoyi Onen Egbe, to celebrate the 72nd birthday.

In his keynote address at the occasion, the Bishop regrettably said that most Nigerians entrusted with leadership positions in the country now think of their selfish interests when given the opportunity to serve.

Speaking on the theme, ‘Recovering Nigeria through Transformational Leadership,’ the clergyman said: “It is obvious that corruption has made many Nigerians display shocking callousness and sadism in their actions.

“Desire to enrich themselves through funds made for the public and the poor have given rise to indiscipline and selfishness, thereby bringing misfortune to some families because of man’s inhumanity to man.

“Funds meant for hospitals, schools, roads, power, agriculture, security and so on are all diverted into private pockets, stacked up in water tanks, sewage pits, graveyards, cupboards, underground tunnels, among other places for generations unborn, while this generation of children and youths mourn.
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