Speak up against Buhari govt’s illegal actions, Wike tells Church

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday called on the Church to speak up against the federal government’s “illegal and corrupt” actions.

He said this was necessary to stem the drift of the Nigeria into “unprecedented crisis”.

Mr. Wike made the call in a keynote address at the 12th General Synod of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, at Saint Paul’s Cathedral in Port Harcourt.

Mr. Wike said: “As long as the state of affairs in Nigeria does not conform to the ideas of justice, democracy, the rule of law and the moral injunctions of God, and as long as there remains no clear hope that things are going to change for the good of the country, we need as many voices that can speak truth to power and the Church of God cannot afford to keep quiet, while things go wrong and the nation continues to drift dangerously towards the cliff of crisis.”

According to a statement by his spokesperson, Simeon Nwakaudu, the governor said the fight against corruption has been politicised and skewed to oppress opponents of the Federal Government.