Catholic Bishop calls for national healing and strategic planning to overcome challenges.
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has remarked that Nigeria is currently experiencing the consequences of its past actions.
In his Easter message, Bishop Kukah urged the Federal Government to develop a comprehensive strategy to reverse the nation’s current trajectory and guide it towards healing.
“Our leaders chose the feast rather than the fast. We are today reaping what we sowed yesterday. For over 60 years, our leaders have looked like men in a drunken stupor, staggering, stumbling, and fumbling,” Kukah stated.
He highlighted the pervasive corruption in the country, likening Nigeria to a nation suffering from a debilitating hangover.
Despite the challenges, Bishop Kukah remained hopeful about Nigeria’s potential for greatness, calling on citizens to embark on a journey towards a new era of resurrection.
“The corruption of the years of a life of immoral and sordid debauchery has spread like cancer, destroying all our vital organs. The result is a state of hangover that has left our nation comatose.
“Notwithstanding, Easter is a time to further reflect on the road not taken. It is a time to see if this Golgotha of pain can lead us to the new dawn of the resurrection. Nigeria can and Nigeria will be great again. Let us ride this tide together in hope,” he expressed.
Bishop Kukah proposed urgent measures to alleviate economic hardship and hunger, emphasizing the need for inclusive policies to combat nepotism and promote patriotism.
He called for transparent recruitment practices and a clear communication strategy to ensure accountability and achieve national objectives.
“The government must design a more comprehensive and wide-ranging method of recruitment that is transparent as a means of generating patriotism and reversing the ugly face of feudalism and prebendalism.
“There is a need for a clear communications strategy that will serve to inspire and create timelines of expectations of results from policies.
“There is a need for clarity over questions of who, what, when, and how national set goals are to be attained and who can be held accountable,” he added.
Bishop Kukah also expressed concern about the military’s extensive involvement in civilian affairs, emphasizing the importance of maintaining professionalism and integrity while addressing the root causes of insecurity.
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