₦airaland Forum

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IT IS SCANDALOUS AND VERY WRONG. ONE CAN AS WELL TURN A ROBBER TO PAY SCHOOL FEES AND POST GRADUATION PICTURES

Why is Buhari playing politics with lives of Nigerians. SOLDIERS WENT ON RAMPAGE AND DESTROYED A COMMUNITY IN BENUE AND HERDSMEN KILLED HUNDREDS WITH DEXTERITY FOR MANY DAYS AND NOW A BOKO WHATEVER IS ARRESTED INSTEAD OF THE FULANI HERDSMEN! WHAT AN IMPUNITY!!!

*AN ADDRESS PRESENTED BY THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE OF NIGERIA (CBCN) ON THE OCCASION OF A COURTESY CALL ON HIS EXCELLENCY MOHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, THURSDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2018*

Your Excellency,

*Preamble*

We, the representatives of the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria, bring you our cordial greetings and blessings. We desired this meeting, in order to continue the dialogue we initiated with you even before your election as President. We therefore thank you for granting us this audience, which affords us the opportunity to share with you, once again, our thoughts and concerns on some issues affecting our dear country, Nigeria.

 First, we thank God for bringing you back to us healthier and stronger after a period of ill health. We hope and pray that you continue to make progress on the way to full recovery, in order to be able to face the enormous challenges emanating from your exalted office.

 Your Excellency, needless to say that, as President, you are the Father of our dear country Nigeria. It is therefore pertinent that as loyal citizens as well as informed members of the society we come to you from time to time to express not only our willing cooperation with the government in working for the progress of our country, but also to share with you the feelings of the multitude of Nigerians at this moment. We work with the people at the grassroots and, therefore, have first-hand information about what they are going through.

There is no doubt that when you came into office, you had an enormous amount of the goodwill of Nigerians, since many saw you as a person of integrity who would be able to bring sanity into a system that was nearly crippled by endemic corruption. Nearly three years later, however, one has the feeling that this good will is being fast depleted by some glaring failures of government which we have the moral duty to bring to your notice, else we would be failing in our duty as spiritual fathers and leaders.

*Our Concerns*

Your Excellency, there is too much suffering in the country: poverty, hunger, joblessness, insecurity, violence, fear… the list is endless. Our beloved country appears to be under siege. Many negative forces seem to be keeping a stranglehold on the population, especially the weaker and defenseless ones. There is a feeling of hopelessness across the country. Our youths are restive and many of them have taken to hard drugs, cultism and other forms of violent crime, while many have become victims of human trafficking. The Nation is nervous.

 Just as we seem to be gradually emerging from the dark tunnel of an economic recession that caused untold hardship to families and individuals, violent attacks by unscrupulous persons, among whom are terrorists masquerading as herdsmen, have led to a near civil war situation in many parts of the country. We are saddened that repeatedly innocent citizens in different communities across the nation are brutally attacked and their sources of livelihood mindlessly destroyed. Property, worth billions of Naira, including places of worship, schools, hospitals and business enterprises are torched and turned to ashes. We are still more saddened by the recent massacre of unarmed citizens by these terrorists in some communities in Benue, Adamawa, Kaduna and Taraba States which has caused national shock, grief and outcry. What is even more distressful is that the government, whose responsibility it is to protect the life and property of every citizen seems either incapable or unwilling to do this. The silence of the federal government in the wake of these horrifying attacks is, to say the least, shocking. There is a feeling of helplessness among the people and the danger that some people may begin to take laws into their hands.

We therefore earnestly urge the government to take very seriously its primary responsibility of protecting the lives and property of its citizens and ensure that such mindless killings do not reoccur. Herdsmen may be under pressure to save their livestock and economy but this is never to be done at the expense of other people’s lives and means of livelihood. We would like to add our voice to those of other well-meaning Nigerians who insist that a better alternative to open grazing should be sought rather than introducing “cattle colonies” in the country. While thinking of how best to help cattle owners establish ranches, government should equally have plans to help the other farmers whose produce is essential for our survival as a nation.

In a similar vein, daredevil kidnappers, who at present are having a field day, with a feeling of invincibility, must be made to understand that there is a government in this country. Government should invest more in equipping our Police Force with modern high-tech devices that will help them track down and arrest these criminals and make them face the wrath of the law.

The Federal Character Principle is enshrined in the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria:“_The government of the Federation or any of its agencies and the conduct of its affairs shall be carried out in such a manner as to reflect the federal character of Nigeria and the need to promote national unity and also to command national loyalty, thereby ensuring that there shall be no predominance of persons from a few states or from a few ethnic or other sectional groups in that government or in any of its agencies_” (Section 14, Sub-section 3-4). Disregard for this Principle in some federal government appointments as well as perceptible imbalance in the distribution of federal amenities has created the loss of a sense of belonging in many parts of the country, hence the constant cries of marginalization, agitation for secession and calls for restructuring.
 

*Conclusion and Assurance of Prayers*

Our Church has always complemented the efforts of government in such areas as providing quality education and primary health care services to our people. We shall continue to support the effort of the government in nation-building. As the voice of the voiceless, we shall therfore continue to highlight the plight of our people and play our prophetic role of sensitizing the government, thus promoting national unity and cohesion. As we encourage you to spare no effort to build a new Nigeria, we reassure you of our support and prayers for your success.  On the long run,Government under your watch must do all in its power through good policies to restore confidence that government is for all and sundry. Our collective efforts must be seen in the desire to return to the fine principles of democracy such as true federalism, negotiation and consensus building as means of achieving a more equitable distribution of the resources of our country.

Thank you, Your Excellency, for the audience and may God bless you.

 
*Most Rev. Dr. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama* 
Archbishop of Jos President, CBCN

*Most Rev. Dr. William Avenya*
Bishop of Gboko
Secretary, CBCN

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Obasanjo is not God to determines one's fate. It is left to Buhari to decide whether to contest or not. But we strongly need him to go for second term so that he can consolidate on the good work he has started.

You are a functionary in govt laundering image on social media. Better embrace the truth

Nigerians are applying for visas to go on economic exile every hour. Sagay is not close to the people and is not aware of their sufferings

Zimbabwe may not be better under the next leader, but the joy is that they have kicked out the monarchy(autocracy) Mugabe was breeding

The church should have a laid down rule and an institutionalized body/procedure for correcting members/pastors. Overseer can be appealed to where the need arises. That is how institutions are built to outlive its formator(s) and members.

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If she doesn't want to marry you let her but at the child and move on.

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Where place is this? Whch bishop is this? Obviously this is not a Rev Fr

CUCUMBER GIRL on display

Seun:
Yes, I believe it's a sin.

You are right to express your opinion. Some others also believe that social media is a sin.

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This is the real reason

If this was part of the approved budget he should carry on. If not, it is a waste in the waiting

They don't want the senate leadership to work as legislators that can checkmate the executive.The leadership of the senate is not the ones the Executive wants. This actually the destruction of the democracy in Nigeria

The gods are angry. Pls appease them

Many Former PDP members are serving ministers today. I was discoursing with an EFCC lawyer during the week on why APC members are not being prosecuted and he said the EFCC chairman is appointed by the president and will only prosecute acording to instruction. He added that if you investigate any public official in Nigeria, you must find corrupt practices. Oshiomole, if investigated today would have stolen enough

This calls for concern! Cheiii!! A party in government is politicizing the economic realities?? Serious. I urge all Nigerian to rebuke the party for this epic insensitivity.Many businesses have closed down and organizations are downsizing and all the ruling party can do is to be playing politics with it. That's bad.There is bad fiscal and monetary policies that have dragged the economy into depression. Let government wake up and make policies that will prosper the businesses.

Southerners have not learnt that north does not believe in Nigeria

We welcome back the chibok girl now woman. The statement of the president omits how the terrorist molester who we now know is to be treated.

Does this mean that the act of terrorism against humanity is being intentionally ignored?

If the terrorist is just left to be, the government should have created a fertile nursery for terrorist all over the land.what it implies is that more youths will dare any government and nothing will happen

That will make the retalition easy since they are in identified places now

Violence is brewing and authorities are just just looking the other way. South east people please rise and protect yourr land and yourselves

There is an error here. If the currnt price per litre is 92.34 let the pump price be maintained at that. What they are doing now will create a lot of room for independent marketers to make money on the susidy. A govt that made us to be paying NGN50 as stamp duty when we do banking transaction cannot come to claim to be paying our petrol consumption bill

The governor needn't advertise this. He Was supposed to be calling Jonathan daily to brief him

Something just doesn't add up in this whole Boko Haram issue. Where are these people from? Are they not Nigerians? Are they not from these places being attacked?

APC is ready to pull Nigeria down if they loose anything. They have engaged in using every media instrument they have against they supreme court. Let's see where they are going