Nigerians are suffering, Bishop Kukah tells Tinubu and others

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Nigerians are suffering, Bishop Kukah tells Tinubu and others

September 08

09:16 2024

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Roman Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to reverse the price of fuel and reduce the suffering Nigerians are currently passing through saying “there is serious hunger in the land”.

The cleric, who spoke on Friday in Abuja during the formal unveiling of APC’s Progressive Institute, called on political leaders to quickly find a way to reduce hunger and suffering of Nigerians as a result of biting economic policies of Tinubu’s government which removed oil subsidy payment and the recent increment of fuel pump price from N617 to N895.

Kukah, who stated emphatically that he does not belong to any political parties but is political, said Nigerians do not care about the party in power but about leaders who can bring food to their tables. He admonished politicians from patronising spiritualists, who he said had nothing to offer except what would benefit them only while charging them to embrace the scientific approach to governance and administration.

“I have always said that I am not a politician but I am political. I am not a member of the APC. If Labour Party invites me, I will go, if it is the PDP that invites me, I will also go. One thing I will appeal to politicians is to write your biography so that the younger generation will appreciate the mistakes you have made. A girl was asked, which party are you? APC, LP, or PDP? She said ‘I am hungry’. So we Nigerians are hungry. You have to find a way of reducing the price of fuel.

“Unless democracy is anchored on sound foundation, we will be building on sand. I am concerned about the quality of democracy in Nigeria. We need to fix the problem with democracy in Nigeria.

“The Institute will help the political leaders to change the rules of engagement. Once they are elected, spiritualists, ritualists will dictate their activities. I want to urge Nigerian politicians to move from marabout to scientific approach to administering the country. As I commend the APC for this feat and I am happy that the political leaders are here and I want to say that Nigerians are hungry.”