The Archbishop Ecclesiastical Province of the Niger, Most Reverend Alexander Ibezim, has accused the regime of President Buhari of inflicting so much hardship on Nigerians since his assumption of office in 2015.
Vanguard reports that while delivering his presidential address at the 1st Session of the 13th Synod of the Awka Diocese of the Anglican Church, held at St Peter’s Church, Agulu in Anaocha local government area of Anambra State, Ibezim described the Buhari’s regime as very challenging to Nigerians.
According to the clergyman, the Buhari administration was marked with “killings, kidnapping, looting and inflation,” adding that the government also failed to resolve the numerous agitations across the country. He stated that the president also failed to address the issue of unemployment he promised on assumption of office.
“Nigeria as a nation is blessed by God with human and material resources which ought to be utilized for the good of the people, but unfortunately, the resources that are meant for the benefit of all have been hijacked by few in authority. These eight years have been very challenging. The administration was marked with incessant killings, kidnappings, unresolved agitations, looting and inflation, increased rate of unemployment and hardship, lopsided appointments, and fuel scarcity.
The people are yet to breathe the air of democracy. Our politicians show little or no interest in the people they are supposed to be representing. The people are tired and they are yearning for a new Nigeria.”
He, however, urged Nigerians to keep their hope alive, assuring that a new Nigeria where justice, fairness, equity, peace and progress would reign, would emerge at the end. He commended Nigerians for changing the campaign and voting narratives of the country in the 2023 polls despite the excruciating economic hardship.
Ibezim faulted the performance of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in the February 25 presidential election, adding that the electoral umpire dashed the hope of millions of Nigerians.