The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, on Sunday, mentioned for over 60 years, Nigerian leaders have appeared like males in a drunken stupor who stumble and fumble whereas looking for the way in which residence.
Kukah, in his Easter message made accessible to newsmen, referred to as on the Federal Authorities to give you a strong template for the way it needs to reverse and put the nation on a path of nationwide therapeutic.
He mentioned, “Our leaders selected the feast moderately than the quick. We’re immediately reaping what we sowed yesterday. For over 60 years, our leaders have appeared like males in a drunken stupor, staggering, stumbling and fumbling, slurring in speech, with blurred visions looking for the way in which residence.
“The corruption of the years of a lifetime of immoral and sordid debauchery has unfold like most cancers destroying all our very important organs. The result’s a state of a hangover that has left our nation comatose.
“However, Easter is a time to additional replicate on the highway not taken. It’s a time to see if this Golgotha of ache can lead us to the brand new daybreak of the resurrection. Nigeria can and Nigeria will likely be nice once more. Allow us to experience this tide collectively in hope.”
As a part of measures to curb the present financial woes and curtail starvation among the many residents, the bishop urged the federal government to give you some pressing steps to place the nation on the trail of therapeutic.
These, he mentioned, should embrace a deliberate coverage of inclusion that can drastically finish the immoral tradition of nepotism.
He mentioned, “The federal government should design a extra complete and wide-ranging methodology of recruitment that’s clear as a way of producing patriotism and reversing the ugly face of feudalism and prebendalism
“There’s a want for a transparent communications technique that can serve to encourage and create timelines of expectations of outcomes from insurance policies.
“There’s a want for readability over questions of the who, what, when, and the way nationwide set objectives are to be attained and who may be held accountable.”
The bishop added, “Second, the notion of rejigging the safety structure is a hackneyed cliché that’s now at greatest, an oxymoron. It’s tough to fathom our present scenario concerning the ubiquity of the navy in our nationwide life.
“It’s unimaginable to elucidate how we are able to say we’re in a civilian democracy with the navy actually wanting like an Military of occupation with an octopussean unfold throughout all 36 states and Abuja.
“This has very critical penalties each for its professionalism, its integrity and perceived position in defending society. No different individual than the rapid previous Chief of Defence Workers, Basic Fortunate Irabor, who just lately referred to the navy as going through the dilemma of what he referred to as ‘see end.’ It’s now tough to say whether or not the persistence of insecurity is a trigger or a consequence of navy ubiquity.
” Trillions of naira proceed to enter bottomless pits with little measurable advantages. Our navy’s professionalism can’t be diluted by the recruitment of hunters, vigilante teams, and different unprofessional and untrained teams.”
Kukah famous that “this isn’t sustainable as a result of it leaves the navy open to ridicule and perceptions of give up. Combating insecurity is now an enterprise. I consider our safety women and men can defeat these criminals in a matter of months. All we hear and see are fingers pointing to the highest. No, this should finish.”
The bishop expressed delight that President Bola Tinubu just lately introduced that kidnapping and banditry at the moment are to be handled as acts of terrorism.
“In that case, we have to see a relentless and implacable plan to finish this menace with a particular deadline for bringing these terrorists to their knees, it doesn’t matter what it would take,” he mentioned.
Kukah inspired the President to proceed on the trail of probity, to take additional steps to chop down the overbearing prices of governance and to place in place extra complete plans in the direction of reaching each meals and bodily safety throughout the nation.
He mentioned merely distributing cash by way of already corruption-riddled constructions just isn’t sufficient and diminishes the dignity of residents.
The cleric argued that nobody must line as much as obtain support when the nation just isn’t in a conflict.
“Give our folks again their farms and develop a complete agricultural plan to place our nation again on the trail of honour and human dignity,” he mentioned.
