Nigerians should earnestly pray for their selfish leaders in positions of power who can drive N150m cars but cannot pay N60, 000 minimum wage, Archbishop Benjamin Kwarshi has urged.
Kwarshi who was the Anglican Bishop of Jos until he retired in 2023, indicated that the leaders indulge in opulence and care little about the people they claim to represent.
Speaking at an event in Adamawa State on Saturday, he said selfish people in positions of power need prayers to change and be true leaders.
The cleric who was a Guest Speaker during a public presentation of the Bwatiye New Testament Bible in Numan, accused some church leaders also of indilging in materialism.
“I don’t know how our politicians will buy a car at N150 million and say N60,000 a month is too much for a worker,” he said, adding, “I pray that God will speak to our leaders.”
Expressing the hope that the Bwatiye New Testament Bible will spur deeper unity among the Bwatiye people, he urged Christians to do more projects such as Bible translation in local languages and shun avarice.
The Bwatiye are a people found in Numan, Demsa, Girei, Fufore and Lamurde local government areas of Adamawa State.
During the event, the organisers indicated that the translated work is a means to reach more Bwatiye people with Christian literature that appeals more personally to them.
Giving a brief history of how the bible was actualized, one of the project managers, Bishop Bulus Taiya, said the project began in 2011 and surmounted difficult challenges to survive.