Armed Forces Rememberance Day: Cleric Tasks FG On Boko Haram 

The Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province and Anglican Bishop of Enugu, Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, has tasked the Federal Government on the need and importance of winning and ending war against Boko Haram, insurgency, banditry, corruption and oil theft in the country.
Chukwuma gave the task on Sunday while delivery his homily at the Thanksgiving Service to mark 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Week at the Cathedral Church of the Good Shepherd, Enugu.
The cleric noted that it took the Nigeria military three years to end the civil war, but Boko Haram war had lingered longer with its negative consequences on the people and Nigeria as a nation.
According to him: “We have lost fighting men, whose wives are widows today. We have lost huge resources and our people are displaced in large numbers due to Boko Haram war.
“Today, insurgency, armed bandits and other forms of negative elements have continued to disturb various parts of the country, thus making the people to feel insecure in their localities.
“Corruption among politicians and public office holders remains in the increase and they are stealing in mind blowing manner.
“Added to all these is the recent oil theft that nearly brought government earnings to zero and subjected the country and her government to keep borrowing to remain afloat.
“In all these, I sincerely believe the Federal Government through our gallant military and exercising the will-power can win and end all these wars if we are committed and sincere to deal with them head-on”.
Bishop Chukwuma further noted that Nigerians wanted rest and peace from the myriad of challenges that had confronted them all these years.
“This is why we are earnestly praying and calling for a New Nigeria, where Nigerians will feel secured and those abroad come back  home whenever they want or like to do so.
He reasoned that the forthcoming general elections remains critical to achieve this and returning the nation back to its lost glory.
Bishop Chukwuma, therefore, urged politicians to live exemplary lives like Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe and other first generation politicians did.
On the South-East, the cleric also urged the Armed Forces, including the police and NSCDC, to end the “retrogressive Monday Sit-at-home” in the region.