Kukah informs Buhari that “You’re Leaving Us Far More Vulnerable Than When You Came.”
Despite his many lofty promises, President Muhammadu Buhari is leaving Nigerians “far more vulnerable” than when he took office on May 29, 2015, according to Bishop Matthew Hassan-Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto.
The ferocious priest said that he had no doubt that the president’s health has improved over the past seven and a half years, but he desired that millions more Nigerians could share in Buhari’s improved health by having access to superior healthcare systems in the nation.
This was said by the elderly preacher in his 2022 Christmas message, “Nigeria: Let Us Turn A New Page,” which was given to Channels Television by Rev. Fr. Christopher Omotosho, Director of Social Communications for the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto.
Merry Christmas to you and your entire family, Mr. President. I speak for myself and many Nigerians when I say that we are grateful to God that He kindly healed you. We are aware that your current health is better than it was before. We can see the thousands of miles you have logged while traveling abroad in the spring in your steps. God grant you many more years of health.
However, I also hope that a measurable improvement in the standard of healthcare in our nation will give millions of our countrymen the opportunity to experience even a little portion of their own health.
We had hoped that corruption would be fought, but it has grown into a huge problem. Unfortunately, this is because of nepotism in the government, which is sad given your big promises and the fact that you are leaving us in a much worse position than when you came.
The federal character requirements of our Constitution were violated by your failure to honor and abide by them, as I noted in my Christmas message from the previous year. Kukah stated that all of the evidence is right in front of us.
However, he praised the president for his efforts to improve infrastructure and put an end to fraud in the electoral system. “Am I to think that you knew about the Muslim-Muslim ticket within your party but did nothing about it?” Kukah spoke up right away. We continue to pray for a credible, fair, and free election.
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A New Approach
In addition to pleading with Nigerians to be “vigilant,” Kukah bemoaned the abducted “children remaining in the forests, in the hands of bad guys,” and encouraged them to adapt their tactics in order to overthrow the haughty politicians who are trying to turn the country into a jungle.
“The current government’s tenure will end on Christmas.”As we have the opportunity to select new leaders, let’s each do our part. Do not be pessimistic. God has not given up on us. Choose leaders who, in your opinion, will care for us, love us, laugh with us, and mourn with us. He advised looking forward rather than back.
“Even though it appears from the reactions to my messages that Nigerians generally pay attention to our voices in the wilderness, However, our people’s willful culture of impoverishment and pauperism persists. So that we may start a new chapter, we need to change our approach. To deal with people who are determined to turn our nation into a jungle and sit on the throne of authority in arrogance, we need a new approach.
“We need a fresh approach that distinguishes between those who have chosen dishonor and those who are men and women of honor.” We require a new approach that offers a clearer moral compass for common people who, relying on the moral authority of culture and religion, are working to construct a good society, even if its foundations are shaky. We must take a strong, upright stance. We require new systems for rejecting governmental brutality.
A Questionable Jihadist Culture
Kukah was sad that, despite his repeated warnings, a suspicious jihadist culture has kept Nigeria in check, and that the Federal Government now just turns a blind eye.
The stresses and irruptive forces of archaic ethno-religious nationalisms are causing the capital letters that comprise the word Nigeria to crumble in front of our eyes.A questionable Islamist culture has held our country for ransom, and the government has done nothing but turn a blind eye.
“Glory Has Left Us”
Although the president’s men claimed he was criticizing their leader or speaking on behalf of the Christians in the north, he claimed that “none of my detractors has quarreled with my facts.”
“If they claim that I have stated unfavorable facts or truths, at least let them explain how they have interpreted the facts.” Who will object, for example, to the fact that our nation’s glory has faded?Even inside the African continent, which looks to us for leadership, where is our voice valued today?
Is ranking among the most violent and poorest countries in the world an accomplishment? And what about our crushing domestic and foreign debts? And you don’t believe that our glory is no longer there? he questioned.
“The Cancer of Puppetism”
Kukah says that every Nigerian knows that while campaign promises are often sweet, election day results are often bitter.
“I beg you to work together with the groups in charge of keeping an eye on these elections...
Don’t add fuel to the fire of animosity and division. In addition to warning them to manage Nigeria’s diversity for power sharing, he said, “Seek to establish a vision that can unite our country.” Nepotism is a cancer that has engulfed the country in recent years.
“We have paid the price of nepotism by giving authority to mediocre people who run their organization like a cult and only regard it as a continuation of the family inheritance,” said the author.
The fights between the rich and the poor have turned Nigeria into a story of two cities, according to Kukah, and “healing our country and getting it back demands courage, honesty, truth, humility, trust, and unwavering dedication.”
He told all Nigerians who were in charge of taking care of the public trust and the commonwealth that they should do what they were paid so much to do.
