The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Enugu State chapter, has rejected the proposed bill for grazing reserve in the country, describing it as a “private business” that should not be allowed to see the light of the day.
The state Chairman of CAN, Rt. Rev. Christian Obiefuna, who was accompanied by other notable clergymen including the Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Enugu (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma, the Archbishop of Methodist Church of Nigeria, Enugu Diocese, Most Rev. Fr. Christopher Ede, among others, urged the Federal Government not to allow the passage of the alleged bill because of the public outcry and its threat to the peace and unity of the country.
The association also commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, who received them, for his stewardship, path to peace and recourse to God through prayers, especially during the period of the Nimbo crisis, and that the governor “did not abandon his people”. It condemned the incessant invasion of the herdsmen against the people of Enugu State and the South East at large, and called on the federal government to compensate those who were affected by the various attacks in the South-East.
They also called on security agencies to ensure that those behind the killings and destruction of property are brought to book for such an impunity to stop in the country. “We want to thank the good people of Enugu State for their continuous prayers, solidarity and brotherhood in this trying period.”
