The Anglican Diocese of Enugu has lamented the level of division along ethnic and religious lines in the country, calling on President Bola Tinubu to take drastic steps towards uniting the people.
 
It further attributed the country’s economic situation to the hardship being faced by Nigerians, asking the governments to initiate policies that could strengthen the naira and reduce the prices of petroleum products.
 
Rising from the first session of its 19th Synod held at the Cathedral Church of the Good Shepherd, Enugu, the Church insisted that no meaningful achievement could be recorded with the level of distraught currently being experienced less than two years into Tinubu’s government.
 
In a statement after the Synod, signed by the Bishop of the Diocese, Rt Rev. Sam Ike, the Chancellor, Prof. Offornze Amucheazi and the Registrar, Paulson Egbo, the Church urged the Federal Government to chart a policy direction that could resuscitate and sustain the economy for the betterment of the people. 
 
“The fluctuation of the naira, with its attendant consequences of having the naira plummet against the dollar, and the unjustified increase in the prices of petroleum products, have further occasioned hardship on the people. 
 
The Synod further encouraged the government to enact policies that would stabilise the naira and reduce the prices of petroleum products. In dealing with insecurity, the Synod said diplomatic, kinetic and non-kinetic approaches should be explored to guarantee a lasting peace.

The Church frowned on the recent report of UNICEF that 18 million Nigerian children are out of school, explaining that such does not only affect the nation’s economic workforce but also makes the children veritable tools for the perpetration of crimes. 

“The Synod, therefore, urges the government to emphasise both free education (up to secondary school level) and self-school initiative, especially in the Northern parts of the country to solve the syndrome,” it said.