A cleric with the Foundation Faith Church in Rivers State, Rev. Lazarus Musa, has lent support for a pension scheme for past president and governors in the country.

Rev. Musa, who made public his support for the scheme during the 10th wedding anniversary of President Creative Foundation, a non-governmental organization, Pastor Edward Bonkat and his wife at Foundation Faith Church, Abuloma said such policy  would check public looting by public officials.

“It will provide a kind of security for past presidents and governors after service. It will make some of them who have the urge not to think of taking anything further from the treasury. It will made them to be more transparent,” Rev. Musa emphasised.

The Christian cleric, who from at the state of affairs in the country believed that governance would be improved if Christians vie for public offices, otherwise he argued that things would deteriorate.

Rev. Musa explained that prayers would not bring results unless faith was marched with action, observing that when once honest and God fearing leaders assume public positions, the country would be turned around positively.

Commenting more on the issue of transparency and accountability in governance, the cleric remarked, “I wish some of our politicians who have travelled out will come back and replicate what they see out there.”

Rev. Musa however, congratulated Pastor Bonkat and his wife for celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary and child dedication, saying marriage is an institution in which men and women should tolerate each other.

His words, “though for men and women staying in marriage is very hard, but the injunction from God is to be together. And there are some men who have the phony way of treating their wives; yes we know that women have phony behavior most of the time some of them talk too much and insult their husband, but the Bible said we should treat them with understanding”.

He harped on the need for couples to have teachable spirit which according to him is necessary for tolerance, and also called on young intending couples to think twice and pray before entering into marriage.

Also commending Pastor Bonkat and his wife representative of the wife, to the Rivers State Commissioner for Environment, Mrs Tammy Weli , counseled the couple to continue in love and sustain those ingredients that have kept them together in the last 10 years.

Pastor Bonkat in his remarks thanked God for His infinite mercies on him and family over the years despite several challenges.