The Prelate and Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, His Eminence, Ekpeyong Akpanika, on Friday decried the removal of fuel subsidy by the present administration led by Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Akpanika lamented that the removal of the fuel subsidy, resulted in untold hardship and suffering for Nigerians.
According to him, “Nigerians are currently suffering as a result of the removal of fuel subsidy, so leaders can provide free transportation to cushion the effects.”
Prelate Akpanika made this known while delivering a sermon during the burial of the late Senator Anyim Ude, which took place at the deceased’s hometown, Iyioji Akaeze, Ivo LGA of the state.
He urged the leaders of the country to emulate the virtues of the deceased and realise that wealth ends on earth.
Meanwhile, the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, the Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, and past governors of the state who attended the burial, said they won’t allow the family of the deceased to suffer.
Late Anyim Ude was a senator who represented the Ebonyi South Senatorial Zone during the 6th assembly.
Akpabio, who was represented by the former governor of Ebonyi State, Senator David Umahi, said that the deceased left indelible legacies that would be difficult to fill.
In a remark, the governor, Nwifuru commended the deceased’s wife for taking care of him while alive.
