Responsibilities
Enugu, April 14, 2018 (NAN) The Archbishop of Methodist Church Nigeria, Enugu Diocese, Most Rev. Christopher Edeh has urged Christians to strive to perform their civic responsibilities for national development.
Edeh made the call in his State of Nation address at the 43rd Synod of the church in Enugu on Saturday.
According to him, as Christians, we must all pay our taxes, help in preserving our environment and help government to preserve public facilities and maintain security.
“The church must know that we have a duty to bring change through participation in politics. The day when we pray and sit at home is over,” he said.
The cleric urged all eligible voters to participate in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), get into politics and seek elected offices.
He also warned them against sale of their voter’s card adding that they should endeavour to vote for credible candidates.
On corruption, the archbishop stressed the need to intensify the war and urged government to shun selective justice in its approach as it had changed the tempo of the war.
“The present government was overwhelmingly voted into power on three basic promises of fight against corruption, security and economy.
“Corruption charges against officers within the presidency became a big subject matter and the reluctance of government to remove log in their eyes lent credence to the accusation of selective justice and witch-hunting.
“The truth is that corruption is not only looting of national wealth; we must resist corruption in our schools, offices, highways and among our security personnel,’’ he said.
Edeh urged all hands to be on deck in the fight saying that a “corrupt person is a sinner’’.
The cleric also spoke on activities of herdsmen which he said, had caused so much destruction in the country.
He called for disarming of herdsmen, prohibition of open grazing and reshuffling of the nation’s security apparatus to reflect federal character.
The theme of the synod is “Strive for Peace and Holiness’’. (NAN)
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Edited by Maureen Atuonwu