ON NIGERIA BECOMING A WASTELAND, LEVEL OF FRUSTRATIONS INCREASING, AS NOTED BY BISHOP KUKAH - NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH
January 12, 2021 | News
It was just some weeks ago that Rev. Mathew Kukah, Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, had accused President Muhammadu Buhari of sacrificing the dreams of Nigerians on the altar of nepotism with his pursuit of Northern hegemony.
ON NIGERIA BECOMING A WASTELAND, LEVEL OF FRUSTRATIONS INCREASING, AS NOTED BY BISHOP KUKAH - NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH
It was just some weeks ago that Rev. Mathew Kukah, Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, had accused President Muhammadu Buhari of sacrificing the dreams of Nigerians on the altar of nepotism with his pursuit of Northern hegemony. The Bishop reiterated the fact that Nigeria appeared to be heading for darkness under Buhari’s regime, noting that the government must explain the mystery behind the endless bloodletting in the country occasioned by insecurity, and of course, the deteriorating economy of the nation which has continued to make life more difficult and hard for the majority of the masses.
As expected, Kukah's statement was greeted with many backlash, criticisms and even calls by mostly northerners, for his prosecution on supposed treason. One begins to wonder what was Kukah's crime; for simply saying the "bitter truth" to the Buhari Government. We can imagine the effrontery and audacity of these people.
Not perturbed or moved by these threats from northern extractions in support of the deplorable reign of the Buhari administration, Bishop Kukah recently came out again to reiterate that Nigeria is becoming a wasteland, with levels of frustration increasing by the day under this same Buhari administration.
In his words: “Today, our dear nation is like the proverbial farmer searching for his black goat. He has to do it with a sense of urgency because darkness is setting in as the sun quickly recedes. Our nation has become one huge waste land, huge debris of the deceit, lies, treachery, double dealing and duplicity.
“Nigerian politics has become a huge trojan horse, a hoax, a hall of guile and dissimulation. The levels of frustration are rising by the day and we can see all this in the rise in domestic violence and intercommunal conflicts. A combination of all these have turned us unto a nation at war with itself.
“Nigerians complain that the country is full of Churches and Mosques and they cannot find the values of these religions in everyday life...
"The Priest at the duty post must say what he can see, namely, that when those who preside over the affairs issue a bad check, it must be resisted. That when they pretend that the society faces bankruptcy, or that there are insufficient funds, we must reject these and insist on the equitable use of the resources for the common good of all.
“We make money from abandoning projects duly paid for by governments which have adopted Contractocracy as a governance mechanism. We are allowing others to use our money to develop their own infrastructure. Our elites all assembled in Dubai for Christmas and also to welcome the new year.
“As virtue recedes into the sunset in our country, there is an urgent need for us to pause and take stock of what is required to save our country."
I am glad that there are still well-meaning Nigerians who are exhibiting the boldness to say the Truth as it is, and confront this Buhari-led administration with such Truth, regardless of their military-like-antics to shut up the media and the Nigerian public. We would continue to speak out against every ills and abnormalities in this government until they start doing the right things, that is if they ever will.
Zik Gbemre.
January 12,2021
We Mobilize Others To Fight For Individual Causes As If Those Were Our Causes
It was just some weeks ago that Rev. Mathew Kukah, Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, had accused President Muhammadu Buhari of sacrificing the dreams of Nigerians on the altar of nepotism with his pursuit of Northern hegemony. The Bishop reiterated the fact that Nigeria appeared to be heading for darkness under Buhari’s regime, noting that the government must explain the mystery behind the endless bloodletting in the country occasioned by insecurity, and of course, the deteriorating economy of the nation which has continued to make life more difficult and hard for the majority of the masses.
As expected, Kukah's statement was greeted with many backlash, criticisms and even calls by mostly northerners, for his prosecution on supposed treason. One begins to wonder what was Kukah's crime; for simply saying the "bitter truth" to the Buhari Government. We can imagine the effrontery and audacity of these people.
Not perturbed or moved by these threats from northern extractions in support of the deplorable reign of the Buhari administration, Bishop Kukah recently came out again to reiterate that Nigeria is becoming a wasteland, with levels of frustration increasing by the day under this same Buhari administration.
In his words: “Today, our dear nation is like the proverbial farmer searching for his black goat. He has to do it with a sense of urgency because darkness is setting in as the sun quickly recedes. Our nation has become one huge waste land, huge debris of the deceit, lies, treachery, double dealing and duplicity.
“Nigerian politics has become a huge trojan horse, a hoax, a hall of guile and dissimulation. The levels of frustration are rising by the day and we can see all this in the rise in domestic violence and intercommunal conflicts. A combination of all these have turned us unto a nation at war with itself.
“Nigerians complain that the country is full of Churches and Mosques and they cannot find the values of these religions in everyday life...
"The Priest at the duty post must say what he can see, namely, that when those who preside over the affairs issue a bad check, it must be resisted. That when they pretend that the society faces bankruptcy, or that there are insufficient funds, we must reject these and insist on the equitable use of the resources for the common good of all.
“We make money from abandoning projects duly paid for by governments which have adopted Contractocracy as a governance mechanism. We are allowing others to use our money to develop their own infrastructure. Our elites all assembled in Dubai for Christmas and also to welcome the new year.
“As virtue recedes into the sunset in our country, there is an urgent need for us to pause and take stock of what is required to save our country."
I am glad that there are still well-meaning Nigerians who are exhibiting the boldness to say the Truth as it is, and confront this Buhari-led administration with such Truth, regardless of their military-like-antics to shut up the media and the Nigerian public. We would continue to speak out against every ills and abnormalities in this government until they start doing the right things, that is if they ever will.
Zik Gbemre.
January 12,2021
We Mobilize Others To Fight For Individual Causes As If Those Were Our Causes