The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto
Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has lamented that quacks have taken over every
institution in the country, including the country’s political space.
Kukah said that the quest to
achieve a united Nigeria, devoid of rationalization and fictionalization, will
only be an illusion.
The cleric spoke at the National
Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Institute of Public
Relations, NIPR, Kukah.
He further said Nigeria is one of
the most dangerous country in the world to live in.
Kukah said, “The quest for
national cohesion remains an illusion and the result, therefore, is that
marketing Nigeria becomes an act of frustration. In part because too many
issues have still not been resolved.
“Tragically as the population has
increased we have not been able to craft a narrative.
“Is there any institution in
Nigeria that has not been taken over by quacks, including our politics?
“There is no institution you can
blame in this country, everywhere. That is why it is even so dangerous and so
important to think about how to advertise Nigeria. I mean, where do you start?
“I think that the problems in
Nigeria have very little to do with the things that we ascribe, but is
everything to do with our inability, sheer incapacity to manage diversity.
Managing diversity is a science.
“If we do not have a sense of
direction and purpose; a nation that does not have a clarity of vision as to
where it is going, and what the tools that are required.
“When you live in a country like
Nigeria, where people are safer with their nephews, cousins, brothers, sisters,
as special assistants, personal assistants, then we are in trouble.
“How we manage diversity in
Nigeria then becomes an issue.”
Continuing, he said, “The
question then is if you want to market Nigeria, where do you start from. We are
practising politics of a very poor quality.
“Our politics have become so
regionalised, fractionalised. Whenever I look at the map of the last elections,
I do not feel proud as a Nigerian. That you will have an election where very
clearly, the country is divided into two and the lines are precise.
“If this is the kind of country
that we have, how do we develop the capacity to manage diversity. When a
president is travelling, the governors are struggling to go with him.
“And yet in reality, for those
journeys, like when the president is going to China, there must be an academic
expert who understands China, who should be able to brief the President.
“This is the only country where
the only experts are those manufactured by those in power. Does it not surprise
you? The country has become averse to expertise, to intellectual contribution.
“The incredible capacity of our
people is in suspended animation. It is really frightening what is happening in
Nigeria. With the kidnapping in Katsina yesterday, there are no more sacred
spaces in the country.”
“it is a mortal sin and a massive
scared on Nigeria’s face the millions of young people who are moving around and
have turned to crime. It is totally unacceptable that we would live with so
much and so many of our people are objects of humiliation around the world.”
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