Bishop of the Kaduna Diocese of Anglican Diocese, Most Revd Josiah Idowu
Fearon, has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to go after super-rich
Nigerians who, during the Jonathan administration, were accused of
receiving money for political campaigns. Fearon mentioned
Transformational Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) and the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN), in particular, and some public and private
office holders, saying Buhari should use the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, to investigate them even as he advised the
president to sanitize the armed forces, get them well equipped, and
flush out Boko Haram insurgents within his first six months in office.
The
bishop said Buhari cannot afford to fail Nigerians as the situation he
has inherited is so bad that he should not expect any period of
honeymoon. He spoke in Kaduna during the diocese’s 20th synod.
He
advised the president to be careful on the composition of his cabinet,
adding that he should guard against powerful individuals who would
shield him from what is going on in the country, and those in politics
to enrich themselves at the expense of the nation.
“We want to give
the President some ideas for his consideration and action. It is
obvious, the stakes are high; Nigerians have a high expectation. You
cannot afford to fail by disappointing,”the bishop said. “The situation
you are inheriting is so bad that you should not expect any period of
honey moon: security is not there, power supply is at its lowest level,
queues at our filling stations, hardly ever disappear in spite of the
payment of subsidy to those importing fuel, we hear that in some states
and some Federal Government departments, salaries have not been paid for
months”.
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