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Tackle Nigeria’s problems with sincerity –Bishop Osagie tells govt

 

The General Overseer of Power Line Bible Church, Bishop Lawrence Osagie, has challenged the government to demonstrate sincerity and selflessness and go about proferring solutions to myriads of problems that Nigerians face daily. Osagie gave the counsel during a chat with journalists in Lagos recently.

 

Obviously concerned about what he described as poor welfare for Nigerians, the erstwhile chairman of Lagos State Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), urged the government to seriously tackle the festering insecurity in the country.

He also wants the nation’s leaders to exhibit more determination in their efforts to solve the perennial epileptic power supply across the country; provide quality education for the Nigerian youth and empower the less privileged economically. even as the heat towards the 2023 general elections begins.

According to the cleric, erratic electricity supply to Nigerian homes and corporate organizations by the government agencies does not portray Nigeria as a serious-minded nation.

 

His words: “God has blessed Nigeria so much that we ought not to be crawling. It is a huge disappointment Nigerians are not enjoying ra regular electricity supply. Our policymakers must sit back and begin to address the issue of poverty alleviation in the country.

 

“With regular electricity supply across the nation, the ordinary man can help himself. If we have the right environment created by constant electricity supply and security that will enhance even greater economic success for the citizenry of our country.

The educational sector also needs a lot of attention. Our schools should be properly funded by the government. We should put more emphasis on skills development and acquisition. This will be more beneficial to the people at the lowest rung of the ladder.

 

“The government should set up vocational centers and also involve the private sector to set up vocational centers where people are taught skills; people who otherwise will not be able to go to university or other higher institutions of learning,” the bishop advised.

 

Bishop Osagie further charged the government to create enabling environment for the citizens of the country to take initiatives to develop themselves.

With that, the cleric assured that Nigeria would go many steps further in the comity of nations. “Let us be sincere in proffering solutions to our problems, the preacher finally advised Nigerian leaders.

 

 

 

 

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