Ex governor Peter Obi
believes that Nigeria needs serious prayers from all quarters to
survive the crippling recession as well as withstand the impending
collapse starring her dangerously in the face.
The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has called on Nigerians not to relent in praying for the country to come out of the myriads of problems facing the nation.
Obi
made the passionate appeal while speaking during the 9th Diocesan Women
Conference of Ebenezer Anglican Church, Unubi, Anambra, recently.
Addressing the crowd of Christian mothers, a concerned Obi said:
“Our
dear country is the only country in the world that has as many as 11
million children out of school. Between 70% and 80% of this scary figure
do not have jobs.So why can’t
there be agitations all over the place? Be it Biafra, Arewa, Niger
Delta, it’s just because of one thing, the accumulated leadership
failure all through the years since independence.But
it’s not just the situation we find ourselves today that is the
headache. The real scary problem is that it will even get worse as we
move into the future. When all these people without jobs get to
retirement age and there’s nothing to fall back on, then the real danger
comes in the open.”
Obi who
recalled that he approved N80 million for the construction of the
Diocesan Hospital and School of Nursing in the spirit of the partnership
between the State government and the Church, regretted not completing
the project before he left office.
He
said his government had the money to have completed the project like
some others before he handed over, but that he was planning for a smooth
continuity and had to set aside money for many projects so that his
successor would have something to start running with immediately he
assumed office.
In his response, Bishop Ephraim Ikeakor of
the Anglican Diocese of Amichi, thanked the former Governor for his
continued interest in the progress of the state, while calling for his
continued assistance towards the completion of the Diocese’s Hospital
and School of Nursing.