The Methodist Church demands a review of policies causing difficulties

The Methodist Church in Nigeria, Atamunu Diocese, has called for an urgent review of federal government policies known to have a negative impact on the lives of Nigerians.

The church also called for an urgent change in the nation’s security architecture to save the nation from the insecurity that has plagued it in recent times.
He made this call during the just concluded second annual synod held at Ikot Omini in the Eno-Abasi Circuit of Calabar.

The church has advocated for an overhaul of the minimum wage, subsidy system and foreign exchange, among others, responsible for the economic hardships faced by Nigerians.
In the communiqué issued by the synod at the end of the ceremony, a call was made to review the state’s agricultural policy, which would ensure the country’s food security.
The communiqué signed by the president of the lay synod, Gabriel Inyang, the secretary of the synod, the Very Reverend Anthony Essien, and the president of the synod, Bishop Otuekong Ukuta, called for the prosecution of corrupt leaders who have plundered the national economy.

“The Synod calls on governments at all levels to reduce management costs and pay greater attention to the well-being of workers and vulnerable people in order to deliver services effectively,” it said.

Reflecting on the Synod’s theme ‘Arise and Build, Nehemiah 2:18’, the Synod commended the Governor of Cross River State, Bassey Otu, for the rehabilitation of road infrastructure, tasking him to take further action to ensure that the city of Calabar and the entire state can regain its lost glory as a relatively clean and green state number one in Nigeria.

“We call on the Nigerian youth to reclaim their destiny and renegotiate Nigeria’s corporate existence through restructuring, redesign, realignment etc. to ensure efficient and effective prosperity-based governance for all citizens.”