Conference in Calabar, said corruption has been the bane of the country for too long.
Emelogu who was in the company of the General Secretary, Rev Akpan Udoyen, and the chairman of the Board of Trustees, Elder (Air Marshall) Nsikak Eduok (retd) among other clergies, said, “we support the stance of the Federal Government against corruption. We know that corruption is a cankerworm in the polity of our nation. The church very much supports all the anti-corruption drive that the government has embarked on.”
The Church also called on the Federal Government to urgently do something about the deplorable state of roads especially in the South-South and Southeast parts of the country.
His words: “We also say that some major roads in the country are impassable. Even for you to go to Uyo from Calabar, you know what you will pass through, or Uyo to Aba. The roads in the South-South and Southeast are terrible. We make a passionate appeal to the government to reconnect us with our brothers in other parts of the country by making our roads motorable for the safety of road users.”
On politics, he said, “The Church does not take sides with particular politicians or parties. We support or condemn ideas or actions. If there is an idea that would not promote the nation, we come out openly and condemn such. If it is something good, we tell them to keep it up and improve on it. But to say we stand for any party, there is nothing like that.”
He said the conference is meant to plan for the future of the church and commit everything to God for direction. The theme of this year’s conference is “Divine Increase”.
Emelogu also said the church is fast spreading across the country but lamented that the insurgency in parts of the north is seriously affecting the numerical strength of the ministry.
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