Hardship: Church urges FG to install favourable economic policies
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Hardship
By Awayi Kuje
Akwanga (Nasarawa ), Nov. 17, 2016 (NAN) The Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ (ERCC) on Thursday urged the Federal Government to establish more favourable economic policies capable of uplifting the living standards of Nigerians.
Dr Jerry Madibo, the ERCC President made the appeal during an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the Church’s centenary celebration at the ERCC secretariat, Akwanga, Nasarawa.
He said the Church was deeply concerned about the crippling state of the economy and the deepening of poverty in the society.
According to him Government needed to change its economic policies so as to fight poverty and improve on the standard of living of the poor.
Madibo, who recalled a brief history of the Church, commended Arthur Judd from South Africa for Missionary work that led to the establishment of the Church in Nigeria in 1916.
He added that the establishment of the Church had not only saved people, who were traditional idol and ancestral worshipers but boosted the socio-economic development of the country.
“Apart from the primary mission of evangelising the people, the missionaries also considered education and healthcare services as cardinal objectives. They established many tertiary institutions, secondary and primary schools.
“The Church is not left out in the promotion of peace, sensitisation of our members on good governance but also encouraged government to initiate good policies that have direct impact on the lives of Nigerians.
“The leaders of ERCC have been following development at the various levels. We wish to state that the Church is deeply concerned about the crippling state of the economy and the deepening of poverty in the society.
“That is why, the church is appealing to governments at all levels to listen to the outcries across the land and change its economic policies.
“This will to improve the standard of living of the masses for the overall development of the country,” he said.
According to him we still wish to appeal to Nasarawa State Government, where the Church headquarters is domiciled to come to terms with the low morale among civil servants in the state, following the downward review of their salaries.
Madibo, then, commended FG under President Muhammadu Buhari for the fight against corruption, which he noted “has been a canker worm of sorts eating away the country”. (NAN)
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Edited by Tony Nezianya