Archbishop’s corruption warning to Nigeria: CEN 4.21.08

Nigeria must change its corrupt and unaccountable political system if it is to break free from poverty, violence and disorder, the Archbishop of Nigeria said in a sermon to government leaders last week. Speaking at a service of thanksgiving marking the birthday of the governor of Ogun State on April 5, Archbishop Peter Akinola said “until Nigerians resolve that they want a free country, and where elections are not seen as a do-or-die affair, we won’t make any progress as a nation.” Read it all in The Church of England Newspaper’s Religious Intelligence section