The Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Amichi, Right Reverend Ephraim Ikeakor, has berated the government of President Mohammadu Buhari for the worsening state of the Nigerian Nation.
Bishop Ikeakor bared his mind while delivering his Presidential address at the 3rd session of the 4th synod of the Diocese which at Ebenezer Church, Unubi, Nnewi South Council Area of Anambra State.
The Bishop regretted that while the authorities continue to assure Nigerians that the war against insurgency has been won, the evidence on ground shows that the security challenges are getting worse by the day.
Bishop Ikeakor questioned the sincerity and commitment of the government to the security of lives and property of all Nigerians when the President could not declare the murderous Fulani herdsmen a terrorist group and overhaul the failing security architecture of the nation.
On the economy, the prelate said that the Covid-19 pandemic has extensively exposed the bad state of Nigeria’s economy. He said that the situation holds no hope for both the present and future generations.
He regretted that the educational, health, and economic sectors of the nation which used to be the envy of other nations have been wrecked as a result of years of unbridled corruption.
According to the Bishop, while the education sector is in shambles, the health sector is in a very embarrassing mess.
He described it as shameful and disgusting that doctors who graduated from Indian Medical Schools, and Universities were not allowed to practice in Nigeria in the 1980s because their Medical training was deemed substandard, but oday, not only that India hosts the greatest numbers of medical tourists annually from Nigeria, but Indian doctors have become revered “gods” in Medicine in Nigeria.
The Bishop also recalled that then, Nigerians taunted Ghanians residing in the country with the slogan, “Ghana Must Go” because Nigerians considered their economy very inferior, but that now, the table has shamefully turned and It is now, “Nigeria Must Go”, in Ghana.
