From Iheanacho Nwosu,Abuja

CATHOLIC Bishop of Sokoto Diocese and spokesman of the General Abdulsa­lami Abubakar-led National Peace Com­mittee, Rev. Matthew Hassan-Kukah, yesterday advised President Muhamma­du Buhari not to be distracted from the core business of governance on account of too much talk about probe.

Speaking after a meeting between the committee and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Doga­ra, Kukah said though bringing treasury looters to book was important, govern­ment must place premium on providing the desired governance. The visit was led by Gen Abdulsalam.

The bishop acknowledged the damag­ing effect of corruption on the country, stressing that it has set the nation back­ward on all fronts . However, he em­phasized that it is also necessary that Ni­gerians including those in power do not get distracted from the core mandate of governance and the contributions of for­mer President Goodluck Jonathan to the sustenance of peace which the country is enjoying today.

His words: “There is no such thing as probe in a democratic setting like ours. What obtains is investigation, and once people lead and things are not right, in­vestigation becomes necessary.

“However, in doing that, we must never be distracted from the spectacular actions undertaken by former President Jonathan. He is an individual. I think this whole thing about probe can be ascer­tained once investigations are concluded. But we are saying that a lot of talks and speculation about this probe are the dis­tractions nobody needs.
“So, the most important thing is that we need a stable country first, before we can talk about these things. And they will have happened down the line”, he said.

On whether all is well between the ex­ecutive and legislature given the succes­sion of the committee’s visit to both the Presidency and the National Assembly, the Catholic Bishop said things are not the way they ought to be in the polity.

He said: “Everybody knows that things are not the way they ought to be. We are just trying to encourage people that let’s get on with this business of fix­ing this country. Let’s get to the business of realising the change that we dreamt of. And also most importantly, let’s get down with the business of co-operating with God so that Nigeria can move for­ward.

“I think that is what ordinary Nigerians are expecting, this is what they voted for. The truth of the matter is that time is not on our side. Our responsibility is to en­courage politicians to do what they were elected to do,” the Catholic bishop said.

Kukah said the meeting with the Speaker was part of the committee’s con­sultations which he noted, were aimed at getting a feel from the stakeholders about their thinking of the National Peace Committee and its role.

He noted that “we were set up to deal with the issues of national elections, and we successfully concluded. And the con­sultations are to help us redefine the role of the committee in order to sustain our democracy”.

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MizMyColi:
I agree 105%

IdiAmin1:
No oo, abeg mek una leave PA Buhari to jail Gej and his kwurupt ministers , afterall that's why many folks on this forum voted him.

Before we know it, 4years will be over and PA buhari will have kwurupshon probes and location of politicians' loots in Europe(on newspapers) as his achievement.

IdiAmin1:
No oo, abeg mek una leave PA Buhari to jail Gej and his kwurupt ministers , afterall that's why many folks on this forum voted him.

Before we know it, 4years will be over and PA buhari will have kwurupshon probes and location of politicians' loots in Europe(on newspapers) as his achievement.

subterfuge:
I pray that Almighty God will DISGRACE the useless Peace committee. Let the CORRUPTION PEACE RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE GO TO WHITE HOUSE AND MEET OBAMA.
BUHARI IS THE PRESIDENT.
HIS NAME AND REPUTATION IS THE ONE AT STAKE.
CORRUPTION IS LIKE A THICKLY WOVEN FABRIC.
YOU CAN SEE CORRUPTION FROM ABDUSALAAM, TO PASTOR AYO ORITSEJAFOR, TO KUKAH , THEY ALL HAVE ONE SKELETON OR THE OTHER AND ARE THUS SYMPATHETIC WITH CORRUPTION

MizMyColi:
I agree 105%

biafranqueen:
Don't we all! All this probe talk is an excuse to try and divert us from what is happening here and now, which is one man is running all the the Government ministries therefore nothing is being accomplished. Meanwhile, they are taking credit for GEJ accomplishments from Electricity to Mining, busy running around taking loans here and there pointing fingers while other fingers are pointing back at them. If they are investigating why tell everyone just do your due diligence without alarming the crooks to cover their tracks. All bark no bite toothless dullard...

donholy28:
The day i hear that buhari has jailed amaechi,tinubu,fashola and obj then i will believe that he's really fighting corruption from d root...he's merely picking out some little leaves from d tree not uprooting it

MizMyColi:
I agree 105%

KanwuliaJara:
Oyigbiyigbi!!!!
Abeg help us tell the DULLARD of DAURA ooooooooooh!!!!
The old fool only has PROBE and TRAVEL on his feeble mind!

No electricity, no water!
Total shut down!

USSSSSSSSELESS OAF!

kodded:



so buhari has the right to witch hunt only gej government, but wike has no right to probe ameachi led government