The Methodist Church Nigeria, on Monday ended its 39th Bishops Council Conference with a call on the Federal Government to tackle hunger in the country.
The church said an end to the subsisting hunger in the country would have positive bearing on other social variables and halt socially-induced crisis that the society had been fraught with lately.
The council’s meeting that began on May 2 at the Methodist Boys High School Victoria Island Lagos, ended with a news conference at the Methodist Church of Trinity, Tinubu Square Lagos.
Thet theme of the conference was “Prepare for the Second Coming of Christ” to rekindle people’s hope in Jesus Christ.
The council, the highest policy making body of the church, suggested ways out of the nation’s social-economic-political undoing for a better society.
The Prelate of the Church, His Eminence, Samuel Uche, said that people should speak out against social upheavals that had been a challenge to societal peace.
The church leader tasked government to end hunger in the land, as such social undoing had posed danger to the nation’s peace.
Uche, who urged Nigerians to work toward the promotion of unity among the various ethnic nationalities that made up the country, tasked government to tackle hunger through improved agriculture.
“As a church, we remain committed to welfare of the people and will continue to advocate for the good of the people for the authorities to foster people-oriented policies to forestall strife in the country.
“We shall continue to summon sense of purpose and drive, capable of moving us in the direction of progress that the society desires.
“The Council of Bishops urges everyone to live a holy life, as it is essential in winning the war against social vices, perversion and corruption pervading the society.
“Our government has a duty to secure the lives of the people by widening its economic drive to the agricultural sector that has the capacity to employ many youths and discourage them from being involved in crime,” he said.
The church leader frowned at human carnage in some parts of the country lately because of banditry and other wholesome acts.
He added that remodeling of the nation’s economy through mechanised farming would keep youths away from crime.
Uche described the unending university lecturers strike as unproductive, urging the authorities to make peace with the striking lecturers, to enable youths to go back to school.
“There is need for the undergraduates to continue with their educational pursuit without gap in the scheme.
“Such wide lull in the system, as seen in the over three months industrial action, could be counter-productive on the students and the society.
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He lauded Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State for his administration’s drive in infrastructure development and peace being experienced in the place.
He said this was in spite of its cosmopolitan nature with people from different religious sects resident in it.
