Anglican Primates In Lagos, Decry Rising Violence In Africa

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Anglican primates representing the 12 provinces of Africa on Monday lamented the rising wave of violence on the continent. The clergymen, who voiced their concern when they visited Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State at his office in Alausa, Ikeja, said violence depleted humanity.

The primates, who were led by the Primate of the Nigeria Anglican Communion, Dr. Nicolas Okoh, said the council members were in the nation’s commercial nerve centre with their wives to deliberate on important issues affecting the continent, especially the crisis in the Central African Republic, Egypt and Sudan.

Chairman of the council, Bishop Bernard Ntahoturi, from Burundi, said the church was worried about the unending violence because of the need to create a peaceful
environment for people to live. His words: “We have to discuss not only on the matter of the church but also on the matters affecting the citizens in general.

“The church stands for peace and our reaction to what is happening in the Central African Republic, Egypt and Sudan is to continue to preach the gospel of peace”.

In his response, Fashola hailed the council and the church for their contributions to the development of the state. He noted the church’s contributions to education and morality, saying human resources were the state’s greatest assets. The governor noted that the priority placed on human dignity in the state had led to the provision of free education, training and retraining of teachers and huge investment in infrastructural development.

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