By: Ighomuaye Lucky.O
The pastor of Omega Fire Ministry, Benin, Pastor Azemhe Azena and governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State has joined in the protest against economic hardship in the country.
The clergyman who spoke during a peaceful protest organized by the Edo Civil Society Organizations (EDOCSO) in Benin City, the Edo State capital, said the situation is getting out of hand and that the government at all levels need to do something to checkmate it.
Pastor Azena said the clergymen are the ones feeling the heat because of the demands placed on them by their members.
He said, sometimes, they have to take up their bills and this is really affecting them.
“Hunger is bitting harder in our country. People are suffering. This is more than suffering this is “sufferer”.
“We are here to draw the attention of the government to the state of the economic in the entire country. That they should do something fast because an hungry man is an angry man.
“To prevent anger, crime, violence in the society, you have to attend to hunger. The prices of things are going up in Nigeria per hour.
“So, we should control, regulate the price of goods so that the poor man can breath, and afford it.
“So, we are here to say, from the local government to the federal level, look into the price and do something about it.
“I am a pastor, I can feel it in the faces of my congregation, the load is becoming too much on the clergy and religious men because they need to pay people’s school fees, some you need to feed them, some you need to transport them, some you need to pay their hospital bills.
“We meet them daily but government does meet them daily.
“Government only meet them during election.
“We are the ones facing it, we are the ones bearing the pains.
“So, we are saying government should do something about the situation”, Azena pleaded with those in authorities.