Cleric urges Tinubu to tackle insecurity

The leader of Moitaliatu Church of God, Gabriel Akinadewo, has expressed concern over the spate of insecurity in some parts of the country which has led to the loss of lives.

Apart from insecurity, the cleric also called on President Bola Tinubu to resolve the issue of inflation, lamenting that Nigerians are suffering.

Akinadewo, who is also the Chairman, Board of Trustees, of the church’s Moitaliatu Organisation Worldwide, spoke during the 60th anniversary of the church in Ondo town, Ondo State on Sunday, and advised the Federal Government to do the right thing to stem insecurity in the country.

He expressed worry over the way church leaders and prominent citizens of the country are being kidnapped and killed despite the payment of ransom to the kidnappers.

He said, ” A pastor was killed in Oyo State last week while going on a mission with some people. This man was kidnapped and after collecting ransom, the pastor was killed. This doesn’t make sense in a country like Nigeria.

“A few days ago we sent our soldiers to Sierra Leone to maintain peace.Why can’t we do the same in Nigeria?

“In anything you want to do, intelligence gathering is the key. It is not about going about with riffles. Once we have effective intelligence gathering, these bandits, I don’t think they are more than 20,000 or 30,000 people.

“They are the ones terrorising Nigerians. We have prayed and prayed but the government should do what is right. No group of people can overpower the government. As long as you are within the 774 local governments in Nigeria, as long as you are within the 36 states of the federation including FCT, the president of the country can get you anywhere you are.

“Anywhere you are they will smoke you out when they are ready. How come that terrorists are all over the place? They kidnapped another Catholic priest in Kaduna last week but he was rescued after paying ransom. This doesn’t make sense at all. The government must be serious. If they want to get all these terrorists in one month or two, they will get them.”

On inflation and the rise in prices of goods and services, Akinadewo advised the government to reintroduce fuel subsidy.

He also advised the president to enlarge his economic team to accommodate those in the private sector who understand the economy.

“There is nowhere in the world that there is no subsidy. Even in the United States of America, there is an agreed-upon subsidy. We need to rethink,” Akinadewo stated.