Don’t discard confab report, cleric advises Buhari

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Bishop of the Calabar Diocese of Anglican Communion, Tunde Adeleye, on Sunday advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to discard the report of the National Conference conducted during the administration of his predecessor, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan.
This came just as the bishop called on Nigerians to pray for President Buhari in order to defeat the Boko Haram insurgency.

Adeleye said this in Calabar during a news conference on the state of the nation.
He advised the Buhari administration to look into the report of the last National Conference and implement the areas that are beneficial to the masses.

He said, “I advise the government not to throw away all the contents of the report but to study it carefully and implement those clauses that will impact well on the well-being of Nigerians,” he stated.
According to him, the conference was the only time that Nigerians truly came together to discuss about the affairs of the country.

“It was the first time I saw Nigerians coming together as a people to discuss and agree on the way forward. Therefore, we should not throw away all their recommendations. The government should look at it thoroughly and implement those aspects that will uplift the Nigerian people.
“The President needs the prayers of everybody. Everybody must pray because the issue of Boko Haram insurgency is becoming spiritual,” Adeleye said.

He commended the President for his effort in drawing more international support for the fight against Boko Haram, adding that Nigeria could not do it alone.
The cleric described the resurgence of the sect’s activities in parts of the country as a big problem for the new administration.

He, however, said that Buhari had started well by seeking more collaborative efforts from the International Community to tackle the menace head-on
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