Rt. Rev. Godwin Adeyi-Robinson, Bishop of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion, Lafia diocese, has called on the Federal Government to be more proactive in tackling the spate of insecurity across the country.
Bishop Adeyi-Robinson made this call on Saturday in Lafia inhis sermon at the 2nd session of the 7th synod of the diocese.
He noted that the recent spate of kidnapping, banditry, terrorism and general insecurity in the country was worrisome and called for more drastic measures from the Federal Government to stem the tide.
According to him, the primary responsibility of the government is the security of lives and property of the citizenry and anything short of that was unacceptable.
“There is insecurity in the land and it is suggesting incapacity because in other climes when violent crimes are committed, perpetrators are arrested and brought to justice within a short period.
“However, here in Nigeria, people are kidnapped, ransome paid and they are released and we do not get to hear of further outcome regarding the arrest or prosecution of the offenders.
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“We need to get feedbacks in order to build the confidence the people in the ability of the government to secure their lives and property,” he said.
On the political sphere, Adeyi-Robinson said Nigeria do not only need restructuring but a general overhauling of the system for development to thrive.
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“Talking about overhaul, Nigerians need to take responsibility for their country so that we become more accountable to ourselves in order to demand for what is required to move the nation forward.
“This implies all hands being on deck; be it in the education sector, civil service, religious institution, our political system, in fact, both public and private sectors involvement is required for the overhaul.
Speaking on the theme of the synod: “Move Forward” with the text taken from Exodus 14:15, Bishop Adeyi-Robinson stressed the need for all to be focused and take responsibility in order for progress to be achieved in all spheres.
He called on the church not to relent in the preaching of the gospel of peace to achieve the goal of eternity with Jesus Christ in Heaven.
Bishop Adeyi-Robinson identified vision, change, being proactive, risk taking, initiative and willingness to learn as some of the basic principles for moving forward in life.
He, therefore, charged the delegates to be resolute and determined to move forward by surmounting obstacles such as fear, laziness, past negative experiences, lack of passion and hypocrisy.
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state, represented by Mr Abari Aboki, the state’s Head of Service, congratulated the church for the success of the 7th synod of the Lafia diocese of the Anglican Communion.
He challenged the church to continue to imbibe and preach the virtures of love and peace as exemplified by Jesus Christ.
The governor maintained that the church had a major role to play for effective governance and development of the state.
He, therefore, called for the support of the church and the people in order to move the state to the next level.
Mr Offor Azubuike, Chairman of the Synod planning committee, said about 300 delegates are participating in the 3 days event, which features, Bible study, prayers and plenary sessions. (NAN)