Insecurity: Buhari’s Govt Owes Nigerians Explanation, Says Bishop Kukah

Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, says the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration owes Nigerians an explanation as to where the nation is headed given the growing rate of killings in the country.

In his Christmas message titled, ‘A Nation in Search of Vindication,’ Bishop Kukah said it appears Nigeria is “heading for darkness under his administration”.

“The spilling of this blood must be related to a more sinister plot that is beyond our comprehension. Are we going to remain hogtied by these evil men or are they gradually becoming part of a larger plot to seal the fate of our country?” he added.

The Catholic clergy noted that Nigeria’s inability to feed itself is one of the most dangerous signs of state failure and a trigger to violence.

“As our country drifts almost rudderless, we seem like people travelling without maps, without destination and with neither Captain nor Crew. Citizens have nowhere to turn to,” he wrote.

“Our country’s inability to feed itself is one of the most dangerous signs of state failure and a trigger to violence.”

Bishop Kukah further accused the President of nepotism by favoring people from the North and “reducing others in public life to second-class status”.

“President Buhari deliberately sacrificed the dreams of those who voted for him to what seemed like a programme to stratify and institutionalise northern hegemony. He has pursued this self-defeating and alienating policy at the expense of greater national cohesion,” he added.

“Every honest Nigerian knows that there is no way any non-Northern Muslim President could have done a fraction of what President Buhari has done by his nepotism and gotten away with it.”

Bishop Kukah, however, asked Nigerians not to give up despite the pain, sorrow and uncertainty in the land, calling for prayers to save the nation.

“Yet, we stand firmly with the unshaken belief that no matter the temptations, the world has known worst times. These may be the worst of times, but for men and women of faith, they could be the best of times. We must stand firm and resolute because, our redeemer liveth (Job 19:25),” he said.