Uyo, Akwa Ibom – As the wahala wey dey shake African Church for Naija dey climb like say na live concert, one priest wey no gree talk wetin dey sweet him mind, Venerable Richard Peters, don come out to yarn about the gbege wey some ministers dey cause.
This man don chook hand for the matter of age falsification and certificate racketeering wey don scatter plenty ministers wey dey try japa from retirement like dem dey play escape room. Peters observe say this kain palaver no dey happen for civil service alone, but e don invade church like virus wey refuse to gree go.
For one press conference wey happen for Uyo on Saturday, him talk say “E be like say some church ministers think say dem fit cheat age. Na folly!” (Chai, who dem fit fool? Age dey show for face o!) E go on to lament say plenty ministers dey reduce their age like dem dey add sugar to tea just to stay longer. According to am, “If person fit lie to God, wetin be the chance say dem no go deceive people?”
Peters don talk sey this koko don really scatter their health, some of dem don chop serious wahala and even kolo for health matter just because dem wan stay for service. E don see how some of dem don dey look like zombies but dem still dey hold microphone. (Na only God fit save dem!)
Him no stop for there o! Peters dey vex about the poor retirement support wey dey show face when time reach to retire. E dey clear say as dem dey fear sey church no go take care of dem, na im make dem dey do all this caboodle of age racket. “If you wan retire as minister and you no dey sure if church go gree care for you, wetin you go do? You go wan stay forever!”
Him don call on the 13th Primate, Augustine Odufuwa, make him step up improve the welfare of the ogbonge and retiring officers, so that this shame wey dey stain Christendom fit waka go one side. Peters dey reason say, “Na great riddle wey dey happen because the previous primate dey gree take money fly abroad every year for vacation but no one dey see proper welfare for ministers. E be like sey nohbody wan talk about wetin dey happen to retiree.”
When dem ask if church get any committee wey dey screen ministers for age or certificate, him shout, “We get constitution! But the same people wey suppose dey check are the ones wey dey chop this age mata. Wetin be the way forward then?” (E no fit shout pass this one.) He no gree out with solution. E talk sey, “The remedy na genuine repentance! You no fit cheat nature. We need serious improvement for welfare support, make retirement package dey shine like diamond when you dey near am.”
This matter seem serious, and if no be careful, e fit burst anytime soon. Peters don yarn something wey need attention, and everybody suppose listen before wahala show face for church, because who wan carry drama when na God dey look?
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