The Most Reverend Joseph Akinfenwa, Bishop of Ibadan Diocese, has stated that the current economic environment has caused significant agony for many Nigerians, despite promises that it will be temporary.
Akinfenwa mentioned this in his speech at the Archbishop Vining Memorial Cathedral Church in Ikeja, Lagos, on Sunday, during which the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba consecrated four new bishops for the church.
Among those consecrated are Ifedola Okupevi, the new Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Lagos, and Ebenezer Saiki, the new Bishop of Akoko Edo Diocese.
Speaking, Akinfenwa said, “Even if we say it is temporary, the truth is that people are in severe pain. And when people are pushed to tears, it is clergymen who offer their shoulders for people to lean on and cry upon.
“Despite all the noise of worship in the land, who is not embarrassed by the level of corruption, crime, and bad culture in the country? It is often said that a society gets the kind of leadership it deserves. Even the leader that was described as the epitome of integrity and the champion of anti-corruption, for eight years, corruption practically gave him a knockout.”
Advising the men of God, he added, “Don’t be distracted. There is a lot of work to be done. This is divine recruitment. This should be taken as a challenge, not an achievement. This should be taken as a call to service.”
