By Isiaka Oyibo, Lokoja
The Archbishop of Kaduna Anglican Diocese, Most Rev. Edmund Akanyan, yesterday, said the challenges confronting Nigeria were as a result of insincerity on the part of the nation’s leaders and disobedience of Christians.

The cleric, who spoke at this year’s Synod Thanksgiving of the Emmanuel Anglican Church, Lokoja, said rather than blame politicians totally for the country’s woes’, the Church should be blamed, having drifted from God’s way and disappointed Him like the Israelites who were consequently punished.

The Archbishop, who is also the bishop of Kebbi Diocese, noted that Nigerians could overcome the challenges if Christians repent of their sins and return to God.

He was however optimistic that despite these challenges there was hope of surmounting them.