The Anglican Archbishop of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province, Most Rev. David Onuoha, has opined that protests are not the solution to the problems the country is facing, News About Nigeria reports.
He stated this while flagging off the 43rd Provincial Council Meeting at the Cathedral Church of St. Matthew, Atta, Ikeduru local council area of Imo State, on Wednesday.
He noted that although the Nigerian situation remains extremely dire, protests and violent acts cannot be the panacea to the problems.
According to him, the issue of hunger ravaging the country and other distressing problems did not just begin all of a sudden and, therefore, he noted that violent acts will not bring any solution.
“That there is hunger in the land is no longer news. It is also nothing new to say that our nation’s situation is most distressing, but it must be noted that the present state of our economy did not take a sudden flight.
“Though the situation is dire, one is not convinced that protests and other violent acts will give any solution. The motive behind any action is always very important because it defines or determines whether the action is good or bad,” he stated.
Archbishop Onuoha further noted that Nigerians are not difficult to govern and therefore urged government officials to reduce the size of personal staff and the long and intimidating convoy of vehicles that accompany leaders of the country, maintaining that doing so will no doubt convince the people that they also feel their pains.
