The Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Rev Emmanuel Chukwuma, has called on Nigerians to prepare for a revolution.
In an interview in Enugu, Chukwuma, spoke about the poverty rate in the country which he blames on bad leadership.
According to him, the N30,000 new minimum wage would not reduce poverty in Nigeria because inflation will render it worthless.
The cleric said, “There is hunger and people are deprived of the basic necessities of life in Nigeria and the N30,000 new minimum wage, which amounts to N1,000 per day, would not solve any problem.
“How would people pay for house rent, school fees, medical fees and other utilities which must be taken care of, let alone feeding themselves and their families.”
Chukwuma said, “It is high time the expired and old politicians who have held Nigeria down left the stage so that we can have a new Nigeria of our dream where things work.”
Calling for restructuring of the country, he urged the Nigeria Labour Congress to champion the revolution.
Chukwuma added, “All political appointments must reflect federal character. Since the President and his deputy come from the North-West and South-West respectively, the position of the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives should go to other zones.”
