Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Kukah says the challenge of fixing Nigeria is enormous and requires joint efforts.
He said with everything literally broken down, the country has become one big emergency national hospital with full occupancy.
Bishop Kukah said the President Buhari-led Federal Government has destroyed every aspect of life in Nigeria but has allowed corruption to thrive and grow.
The clergy in his Easter message on Sunday titled “To mend a broken Nation: The Easter Metaphor” explained that the greatest challenge now is how to begin a process of reconstructing the nation hoping that we can hang on and survive the 2023 elections.
“Our individual hearts are broken. Our family dreams are broken. Homes are broken. Churches, Mosques, infrastructure are broken. Our educational system is broken. Our children’s lives and future are broken. Our politics is broken. Our economy is broken. Our energy system is broken. Our security system is broken. Our roads and rails are broken. Only corruption is alive and well.” he said
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He noted that the Nigerian Constitution has very clearly delineated the fine boundaries between religion and politics, Yet many politicians continue to behave as if they are presiding over both the political and the spiritual realms in their states rather than governing in a democracy.
Bishop Kukah called on all religious leaders in Nigeria to urgently come to the country’s rescue.
He added that the next President of Nigeria must be a man or woman with a heart, a sense of empathy and a soul on fire that can set limits to what human indignities visited on citizens that he or she can tolerate.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
