Thursday, May 14, 2009

Nigeria: Seven-Point Agenda a Failure, By Anglican Communion


The Diocese of Minna (Anglican Communion) Niger State has described the Federal Government's 7-Point Agenda as a failure, pointing out that instead of enriching Nigerians, it has continued to impoverish them.

In a communiqué issued at the end of the 7th Synod of the Diocese in the state capital, the church urged the government to be more practical in its approach to solving the economic hardship in the country rather than being a paper work.

The Synod also berated the interest rate charged by banks in the country, pointing out that rather than help the economy to grow it has in no small way led to the closure of the few existing industries in the country, thereby throwing Nigerians into unemployment.

The Synod which had as its theme: Christian Response to Hard Times: A Case Study of Joseph, wondered why the economy of Nigeria and its people are worst hit by the economic meltdown, whereas other continents still have their economy well managed and their citizens not hard-hit.

The Synod, which was presided over by Bishop of Minna Diocese, Rt Rev Abubakar Yisa, decried a situation where a country like Nigeria, blessed with abundant natural and human resources, has nothing positive to show for the blessings from God but rather poverty everywhere.

More here-

http://allafrica.com/stories/200905140071.html

1 comment:

Ray Speicher said...

Jim,
Check out www.imanighana.com and www.africanliberty.org.

As you know our daughter Elle has been assiting the president of a think tank in Ghana. She is preparing to invest a year teaching in Africa. She has helped build the www.imanighana.com website for Africans edited by free market advocate and internationally recognized scholar, Franklin Cudjoe of Accra, Ghana.

The failed, statist, government, central, planning models coupled with corruption keep Africans mired in the muck of poverty. Africans need a hand up not handout.

An important role the church could take is encouraging and educating a new generation of entrepreneurially minded, young Africans to have a hard working and honest business ethic.

The young people in Africa need role models and the hope that they can be allowed to proper and not be victimized by corruption and limited by socialistic, redistribution policy.