Most Rev Emmanuel Chukwuma, Archbishop of Enugu Province, Anglican Communion, has asked the current Federal Government led by President Bola Tinubu not to conduct a selective investigation into the immediate past administration.
He stated that the investigation should be thorough and all-encompassing.
According to news sources, upon taking office, President Tinubu ordered the expulsion of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, as well as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa. The Department of State Services, DSS, is questioning both of them.
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Archbishop Chukwuma believes that the investigation against the past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari should go beyond the duo.
The Church leader also bemoaned the removal of fuel subsidies by the government without taking measures to mitigate their impact on the public.
Chukwuma stated this to journalists shortly after his last presidential charge as Bishop of the Enugu Diocese of the Anglican Communion.
He addressed the Diocese’s Synod, which is now taking place in the Cathedral Church of the Good Shepherd, Independence Layout, Enugu.
He stated that the topic, ‘Continue in the Faith,’ borrowed from Colosians 1:23, was inspired by the Holy Spirit in light of the events in Nigeria.
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The Church leader complained that the government had abolished the fuel subsidy without taking any steps to mitigate its impact on the people.
“The country is in a very difficult time and many people’s faith is being affected, particularly, even now that we are facing the issue of oil subsidy removal; people are suffering because of inflation, income is no more measurable to spending.
“And the government is not doing anything to alleviate or cushion the effect of the subsidy removal.
“The high cost of fuel, high cost of food, the cost of building materials, the high cost of transportation, frustration everywhere, unemployment, brain drain, the high exchange of Naira to dollar, all these things are affecting the faith of the people.
“As I am rounding off my episcopacy, I am encouraging our people not to allow these things to affect them, but they should continue in the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ. Do not look at the problems but look at God who will always provide for His people and even soften the heart of the leaders.
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“When there is no faith, it leads to frustration, it leads to people committing suicide. But continuing in the faith will help people to survive,” he advised.
In terms of anti-corruption, he stated that in order for the government to be regarded seriously, all those who have one or more questions to answer must be held accountable.
He added that, “There is wanton embezzlement of public funds; people are grabbing things of this country for themselves but the government is not probing the right people, but just scratching anti-corruption and probing on the surface.
“There is a need for equity where the Nigerians can now say ‘yes, there is a country that belongs to all’. But where there is no equity, where there is no justice, where there is no love, where there is nepotism, tribalism and religious bigotry, people lose faith in the country they belong.
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“So my appeal is, let the government create an atmosphere of comfort, by cushioning the effect of subsidy removal, they should be sincere in governance, make sure that nobody is left out, inclusive governance.
“Nigerians should not lose hope, they should pray for the leaders to know that they have come to serve and not to sap.”
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