Some Catholic Priests in Edo State have said President
Muhammadu Buhari’s leadership failed woefully in its primary duty of protecting
the lives and properties of Nigerians.
The Priests said President Buhari ought to proffer solutions
to the increasing rate of killings and kidnappings in parts of the country or
step down from being the President.
The priests made the assertion at the weekend when the
acting Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu led other government functionaries
to pay last respects to a Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Christopher Odia, who was
murdered by suspected kidnappers.
The deceased Catholic priest was murdered by his abductors in Ikabigbo, Etsako West LGA of Edo State.
Very Rev. Fr. Johnbosco Ezehi, National President of the
Nigeria Catholic Diocesan Priests Association (NCDPA), at the funeral mass and
interment held for the priest at the Priests’ Cemetery, Immaculate Conception
Seminary, Ivianokpodi-Agenebode in Etsako East LGA, appealed to President
Buhari to take immediate steps to ensure the safety and security of Nigerians.
He said, “We condemn the increasing attacks by suspected
herdsmen, who have turned the country into a massive graveyard. If the
president cannot keep our country safe, then he automatically loses the trust
of the citizens. He should no longer continue to preside over the killing field
and mass graveyard that our country has become.”
The Priests called on the president to take drastic and
urgent steps to reverse the ugly tragedy, which he said is threatening the
peace and foundation of the collective existence and unity of the nation.
He said it is clear to the nation that the president has
failed in his primary duty of protecting the lives of Nigerians.
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