An association of Bishops and ministers in the Niger-Delta has cried out on behalf of hungry people in the oil region, urging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to end hunger now.
The President of the association, Julius Ediwe, an archbishop, said the association was acutely aware of the deteriorating situation. “Actually, there is suffering and hunger in the land. We cannot deny that.”
He therefore lamented: “President Tinubu, please, hear the cry of the people. People are dying, people are suffering. I do not know how else to put it. Whatever you need to do, if it is going to bring down the cost of fuel or dollar, do it now”.
Ediwe, who spoke at ‘The Messiah Church’ in Port Harcourt, where the Pastor, Ralph Bartholomew, played host to Joy Martins, a woman of God who came for thanksgiving, said he was speaking on behalf of all the council of Bishops and ministers in the Niger-Delta. “Please Mr. President, hear the cry of the people”, he stated.
The Bishop, who stated that he was there to celebrate with Martins, the woman he said God has used to bless many underprivileged persons and widows, said: “She lost her mother and buried her in February 2024 and came back to say: God thank You.
“We are here on behalf of all the Bishops and ministers in the Niger Delta to console her and ask God to heal her heart. The more you do to the downtrodden, the more God will give you. So, I want to thank as many as gathered here today for the thanksgiving. I say may God bless you all”.
In his exhortation, the Bishop anchored it on the hope that widows have a right to expect. He further stated that widows should rely on that judgment to know that God is restoring their heritage to them and their children.
“This is restoration time. In any way your heritage has been taken away from you, it shall be given to you. A lot of people are blocked from their inheritance. Some are blocked from their destinies. These shall be returned”.
The man of God said most Nigerians are in tears, but encouraged the widows not to bow to evil, saying: “Consider eternity, and where you would be”, and appealed to Governments to create skill-acquisition scheme for widows adding that it would help them to fight back in times of need.
