From Nigeria-
Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Egbu, Prof. Emmanuel Iheagwam has said the conviction of a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, was a healthy development for Nigeria.
This is as he urged Nigerians not to despair over the present state of the nation, but to hope that the country would begin to experience changes for the better.
Prof. Iheagwam stated this Eucharistic Services of confirmation, admission and induction for Umuohiagu/Logara and Obike parishes both in Ngor Okpala local government council area.
The Bishop who lauded the ruling of Justice Joseph Oyewole of Lagos High Court, Ikeja, in sentencing George and five others to 28 years in prison which will run concurrently, said Nigeria was at the threshold of combating corruption in the land.
He commended the exemplary courage, boldness and firmness exhibited by Justice Oyewole and recommended that the trend be sustained.
He said with this development, Nigeria would have a new beginning, as rays of a better tomorrow were already manifesting, albeit at a very slow rate. He urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to dust up the financial records of government ministries and parastatals and treat all those 'bigmen' who had plundered the nation's wealth the way George was treated since he, he was not alone in the crime of plundering the nation's resources.
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