Bishop of Sokoto Catholic
Diocese, Most Reverend Mathew Hassan Kukah, has blamed the incessant attacks
allegedly carried out by Fulani herdsmen on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led
government’s unpreparedness to tackle the many challenges bedevilling the
nation.
Kukah spoke to newsmen in Sokoto
during the inauguration and dedication of the new secretariat of the Christian
Association of Nigeria, CAN, Sokoto State chapter.
According to him, it was
uncharitable on the part of government to blame citizens or any particular
group for the incessant attacks instead of looking for a way to tackle the
challenge.
The clergy said, the primary
responsibility of governance was to provide security for its citizens, noting
that it was sad that people will come to power unprepared.
He said, “I hear people blaming
Nigerians, and blaming Fulani herdsmen and blaming. It is really the failure of
government to address the very many problems that this country faces.
“It is a bit of a pity, because
it also means that sometimes people come into power not fully prepared, I
thought if this government had taken inventory of the nature of the problems
that this country face, we will not be where we are today.”
He observed that the
responsibility of government was to fix problem not to create one and that such
primary responsibility ought to be carried out by those in government and not
to be shifted to citizens or past governments leaders.
The Catholic Bishop pledged the
resolve of the church to continue to pray for God’s intervention, but was quick
to call on the nation’s leaders to recognise the urgency it required to fix the
challenges and make the country going.
Kukah also expressed concern over
the polarized nature of the country, saying it had reduced the nation to a
subject of ridicule among the comity of nations.
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