Bishop Akinlade tasks politicians on continuity
06 September 2018 |
3:05 am
The Bishop of Ife Diocese, Church of Nigeria, (Anglican Communion), Rt. Rev. Olubunmi Akinlade, yesterday implored politicians to strongly advocate for the spirit of continuity where their predecessors had started a very good programme and unable to finish before the expiration of their tenure. Akinlade, who spoke during a press conference at the Bishop’s Court,…
[File] Rt. Rev. Olubunmi Akinlade. Photo/Youtube
The Bishop of Ife Diocese, Church of Nigeria, (Anglican Communion), Rt. Rev. Olubunmi Akinlade, yesterday implored politicians to strongly advocate for the spirit of continuity where their predecessors had started a very good programme and unable to finish before the expiration of their tenure.
Akinlade, who spoke during a press conference at the Bishop’s Court, Ile-Ife, Osun State, on the forthcoming 10th Synod of the Diocese scheduled to hold from September 13-16, 2018 at the Cathedral Church of St. Philip, Ayetoro, Ile-Ife, lamented the spate at which politicians when elected into office abandon their predecessors’ uncompleted projects, not minding the huge money committed to such projects.
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