Omoshola decries mass hunger, suffering despite huge donations
General Overseer of the Zionwealth
Church, Chris Omoshola, has decried the increasing hunger in the country and
government’s inability to address the plight of Nigerians despite the lockdown
due to outbreak of COVID-19.
Blaming the situation on President
Muhammadu Buhari, especially lack of measures to address the situation in spite
of the huge donations to assist government fight coronavirus, Omashola lamented
that government has no foolproof plans to cushion the effects of the COVID-19
pandemic.
He said since the right of poor
Nigerians to fend for themselves had been taken away due to the Lockdown, it
was government’s responsibility to help, but which it had ignored, stressing
that God would hold them responsible for the sufferings and frustration
Nigerians were currently going through.
He urged Buhari to do something
urgently before the situation deteriorated, saying Nigerians were crying
frustrated and hungry.
“In an unjust and unfair society
like ours, where the rights of the poor masses are constantly abused,
undermined and taken for granted, where the average citizens are deprived of
their rights, wellness and citizenry privileges.
“Silence in this instance is a sin!
We are all equal before the Almighty Creator. Nigerians are being taken for
granted, Let’s not keep quiet,” he said.
He also pointed out that although
most Nigerians have cried out about lack of electricity and water challenges,
their cries have fallen on deaf ears.
Omatshola bemoaned the rising prices
of commodities, scarcity in the makeshift markets and most importantly, the
government’s lack of concern.
He, however, commended
philanthropists like Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, Rabiu Abdulsamad, Mike
Adenuga, Tony Elumelu and men of God who have contributed generously towards
the welfare of poor Nigerians.
Meanwhile, the Anglican Bishop of
Amichi Diocese in Anambra State, Bishop Ephraim Ikeakor, has enjoined
politicians, particularly governorship aspirants, to stop the serial abuse of
members of the society in the name of offering them palliatives to cushion the
effect of lockdown over COVID-19 pandemic.
In a message to the people via his
Facebook page, Ikeakor noted that there was a difference between Christian
charity and secular humanism, stressing that while the former seeks God’s glory
and reward, the latter seeks glory from men and human recognition.
The cleric admonished
philanthropists not to give in order to embarrass the poor or score cheap
political points, saying apart from incurring God’s angry, it dehumanises the
less privileged members of the society.
“Don’t give to embarrass the poor,
it makes God angry. Don’t give to collect accolades from men from social media.
The poor are God’s special project and assignment to the wealthy,” he
admonished.
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