Mrs Chinyere Ezeofor, wife of the Bishop, Aguata Anglican Diocese has called on Nigerians to place God first at the centre of every leadership in the country.
Mrs Ezeofor, the President of Aguata Diocesan Women’s Ministry made the call in an address at the 17th Aguata Anglican Diocesan Women Conference holding at St. James Anglican Church Aguluezechukwu, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra on Saturday.
She said that lack of quality leadership was the major challenge facing the nation, adding that the problem has its foundation from the family.
Mrs Ezeofor noted that if the people could make God the focal point beginning from the families, poor leadership evident in the rising incidences of insecurity, corruption, drug addiction, examination malpractices and other anti-social misconducts would be reduced.
“The family is key in the quest for social re-engineering of the country, if parents especially mothers could closely monitor the activities of their children and ensure they do the right things, the country will be okay”, she said.
Mrs Ezeofor who reviewed the activities of women in the Diocese in the past one year, stressed the need for families to conduct daily prayers, and regularly admonish the children on the need for moral rectitude.
She regretted the challenges of insecurity and the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and called on governments to expedite action in addressing the problems.
The 2022 Aguata Women Conference with the theme; “Divine Principles of Transformation To Leadership’, is being attended by more than 1,000 participants mainly women drawn from Anglican Dioceses across the South-East geo-political zone.
In his remarks, Rt. Revd. Samuel Ezeofor, Anglican Bishop of Aguata Diocese, commended the women for their roles in the church and society.
The bishop, however, called for more action in the fight against corruption as well as to ensure that the 2023 general elections were credible, free and fair.
Mrs Martha Ibezim, wife of the Archbishop of Anglican Archdiocese of Awka and President Ecclesiastical Province of the Niger and Awka advised the participants to ensure they go with a copy of the address of Mrs Ezeofor.
“The key message contend in the 78-page address is that as mothers we must always take full charge of our homes, teach our children the word of God, teach them to pray and to say no to evils,” she said.
Mrs Nigozi-Ginaonyeyiaga Ike, chairperson 2022 Aguata Women Conference Planning committee, said the event was a year activities of the church which provides platform for mothers to look inward on their roles in the church and society.
“Home is the fulcrum upon which every societal problems revolve, it is the source of every leadership training and that is the reason why the book of Proverbs 22:6 says, “Train up the child the way he should go when he is young and when he grows old he will not depart from it,” she said.
