AN ARCHBISHOP of Enugu Province (Anglican Communion), Most Rev Emmanuel Chukwuma, yestererday, advised the current National Assembly to make laws that could ensure that litigation arising from elections ends before inauguration of any administration.

He observed that doing so would not only strengthen the judiciary, but also save state resources and boost confidence of the masses in the electoral system.

The priest argued that outcomes of elections have continued to erode the confidence of Nigerians in the system, as according to him, anyone pronounced winner and inaugurated deployed state resources to prosecute case.

Chukwuma also called for appointment of retired judges to head election tribunals, stressing that it would serve the interest of the masses better.

Addressing journalists in Enugu as part of activities for the third session of the 18th synod of the diocese taking place today, Chukwuma the cleric equally tasked the judiciary to remain fairness all time to win confidence of the citizenry.

Regretting corruption has continued to thrive in the country owing to alleged complicity of the judiciary, Chukwuma stated that the immediate past administration of Muhammadu Buhari disappointed Nigerians when it failed to fight the scourge and ended up “as the most corrupt and worse government in the history of the nation.”

He added: “But we thank God that a sense of reasoning has prevailed in the election of the leadership of the National Assembly and the few actions taken by the President Bola Tinubu administration. We however, call on the government to probe past ministers, especially the immediate past Minister of Humanitarian Affairs over allegations that she was collecting N500 billion monthly for poverty reduction that never came; immediate past Minister of Aviation over the botched Nigeria Air project; Minister of Works and Housing for certain road projects in the Southeast that were not delivered; former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Ameachi for the rail line project, which never got to the Southeast region.”

The archbishop continued: “There’s so much hunger in the land, and we are calling on government to do something immediately to curb the situation before it gets out of hand. We want the partnership between the government and Dangote Group on oil refinery to be reviewed. If we can invest so much in the refinery of Dangote, then we should invest in others to enable Nigerians enjoy cheap petrol products.”

Chukwuma, who expressed sadness with the manner in which the Anglican Church was being treated in Enugu State, called on Governor Peter Mbah to return Anglican schools and gazette them, as was the case with institutions belonging to the Catholic Church. He explained that members of the church have not been given their pride of place in appointments, urging fairness.

The priest opposed the student loan scheme approved by government, advising that the credit should be converted to grant so that the masses can benefit from it.