Paulinus Ezeokafor, Catholic
bishop of Awka diocese, says more politicians will be manhandled by “hungry and
angry Nigerians due to bad governance”.
The cleric said this when he
visited a Catholic church in Anambra state.
In August, Ike Ekweremadu, former
deputy senate president, was attacked in Germany by members of the Indigenous
People of Biafra (IPOB) while attending an Igbo cultural programme.
The action of Ekweremadu’s
attackers had generated different reactions.
In a veiled reference to the
incident, Ezeokafor said: “Nigerians are hungry and angry. You cannot beat a
child and stop him from crying. People have the right to protest, provided they
are not armed.
“It is done all over the world.
Once something is not going on well, you reserve the right to speak up. People
have the right to voice out their grievances.
“They have right to express
displeasure over certain matters. I think what the political class should do to
douse the tension is to face governance and lawmaking squarely and work for the
common good of the masses.
“I see more and more greedy
politicians being manhandled. Nigerians are dying on daily basis because of bad
governance. No good roads, no healthcare, no electricity, cost of living is so
high. Yet, these people are busy siphoning our common patrimony.”
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