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Ignatius Kaigama, the Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, says the current spate of security challenges facing Nigeria calls for serious retrospection from the leadership and all citizens.

He said this on Sunday in a homily he delivered during his pastoral visit to St. Luke’s Catholic Church, Kubwa, Abuja.

Mr Kaigama, who administered the sacrament of confirmation to about 500 candidates during the event, used the medium to speak on the state of affairs in the country.

He said that before now, Nigerians were branded as the happiest and most religious people on earth.

“In spite of the magnitude of evil going on in our land, on Sundays and Fridays, people fill the churches and mosques, and my question is, where are these evil perpetrators coming from? Do they really worship God?” he said.

Mr Kaigama, who traced the problem plaguing the country to the 1960 Nigeria/Biafran civil war, noted that it was since then that tribalism and religious sentiments became measures used in sharing national resources.

He said this situation had degenerated to some people being treated as sacred cows, after they stole resources belonging to the public and nothing happens to them.

“Rather than being punished, they get honoured and most of what they stole their children and children’s children can’t finish.

“All these are things causing us to draw back, but in other places, such things are not done. In South Africa, South Korea, and other countries, things are done differently; leaders are punished for wrongdoing.

“We are too polite to leaders who stole our common patrimonies in our country and until we begin to punish such corrupt leaders, things can’t move forward.

“In our country, if you say that a former leader from any part of the country had done something wrong, all the groups in that part would come to his defence, and that is why we are not moving forward,” Mr Kaigama said.

He said in Equatorial Guinea, an oil-producing nation like Nigeria, the level of development there is great and yet Nigeria has nothing to show for its oil

The archbishop said, “If we must get things right, leaders must think of the nation and not tribe and religion.”

He asked God to touch the hearts of those perpetrating evils, especially in Nigeria, for them to have a change of heart.

Mr Kaigama said, “Police in the world are those who, when in trouble, if you run to them and they will help you, but I don’t know if that is the case in Nigeria.”

The archbishop, who alluded to Nigeria being declared a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) by President Donald Trump and the threat of military action, said there is a need for in-depth reflection on the intervention before taking any further action.

“America should give us holistic help and not bombing and flying drones and thereafter go their way.

“They should not bomb and run away as they did in Afghanistan and Iran after shattering the whole place;, that kind of help is not what we want here,” he said.

He prayed for those in captivity, especially school children recently kidnapped in kebbi, Niger, a priest killed in Kaduna and an army general killed in Borno, among others.

“We should pray for good leadership, both elected and non-elected leadership. We are tired of killings, destruction and evil,” he said.

Source: https://gazettengr.com/corruption-tribalism-fuelling-insecurity-nigerians-too-polite-to-politicians-kaigama/

The bitter truth is Nigerian citizens are the direct mirror images of their corrupt leaders. Why else would they keep electing and recycling the same corrupt people?

Nigerians and their corrupt leaders are like this…

For Nigeria to make any semblance of a headway...


We need to take ourselves to the beginning. Sit down as a country and talk about restructuring.

This foundation is weak and the system just isn't working... any thing we build or do on this faulty foundation is just patch patch work and would never last.

We need to start all over from the beginning!

brain54:
For Nigeria to make any semblance of a headway...


We need to take ourselves to the beginning. Sit down as a country and talk about restructuring.

This foundation is weak and the system just isn't working... any thing we build or do on this faulty foundation is just patch patch work and would never last.

We need to start all over from the beginning!

Be there, done that. Guess what? It didn't work.

Nigeria needs a disciplined, incorruptible, non-tribalistic, nation-first military leader who is not a puppet of any foreign country.

Under such leadership, If you embezzle public funds, if you’re caught stealing, kidnapping, or engaging in any form of serious criminality, the punishment should be a straight death penalty.

Everybody go behave by force.

Moderator101:
Be there, done that. Guess what? It didn't work.

Nigeria needs a disciplined, incorruptible, non-tribalistic, nation-first military leader who is not a puppet of any foreign country.

Under such leadership, If you embezzle public funds, if you’re caught stealing, kidnapping, or engaging in any form of serious criminality, the punishment should be a straight death penalty.

Everybody go behave by force.

I'm not aware of any restructuring ever haven taken place...

And I wasn't talking of any jamboree or political restructuring talk or meeting that nothing came out from. I'm talking of a real and sincere rebargaining and rebranding of this country's structure and existence.

And yes a strong, disciplined, non tribalistic, sincere leader is what is needed. A leader who isn't afraid to step on toes, take decisive decisions and crush balls where necessary.

The level Nigeria has gotten to a soft leader who wants to play by the book follow rules etc would only end up really scorned.

What is needed up there is a Machiavellian who can break the rules and use unorthodox means for the common good of all to stabilize and In still the right principles that we can build a country on!

Moderator101:
Source: https://gazettengr.com/corruption-tribalism-fuelling-insecurity-nigerians-too-polite-to-politicians-kaigama/

Thank you Archbishop. More grace.

The Solution is to break up the nation..

This country is too big for one Tribe or ethnicity to rule it at any given time..

You cannot speak against a Fulani leader if he steals because his people will defend him

You cannot speak against a Yoruba man if he steals because his people will defend him

Let us go our separate ways and hold our brothers responsible if they steal our common Patrimony.

That way they would be more accountability..

We the Apc laptop boys knows that all you said is the truth but if we are not polite and ready to defend them, we won’t be paid our monthly 30k naira and 1GB data…

Helinues and yarimo knows this is the truth… we’re all going to die defending Tinubu and Apc weda they steal away the future of our children, it doesn’t matter as long as Obi doesn’t become president, we’re ok.

We're online warriors na... Only mouth and tribalism we sabi. Other countries are helping us hold our leaders accountable.
Shame!

“In spite of the magnitude of evil going on in our land, on Sundays and Fridays, people fill the churches and mosques, and my question is, where are these evil perpetrators coming from? Do they really worship God?” he said.

I also wonder too o!

God bless you sir,our leaders really know our mumu button, reason why to change our leaders the real change begins with us,begins with our mind set without that we are going no where in this country

God's General, fire on Sir 📌💯.

Keeping makes evil expand, This is what the church in Nigeria lacks.

Adeboye is still dining with APC party

brain54:
I'm not aware of any restructuring ever haven taken place...

And I wasn't talking of any jamboree or political restructuring talk or meeting that nothing came out from. I'm talking of a real and sincere rebargaining and rebranding of this country's structure and existence.

And yes a strong, disciplined, non tribalistic, sincere leader is what is needed. A leader who isn't afraid to step on toes, take decisive decisions and crush balls where necessary.

The level Nigeria has gotten to a soft leader who wants to play by the book follow rules etc would only end up really scorned.

What is needed up there is a Machiavellian who can break the rules and use unorthodox means for the common good of all to stabilize and In still the right principles that we can build a country on!

Like that El-Salvador president; Bukele or so.

Baba did the unthinkable to the gangs in the nation. Like they were shook!

I don't believe any Nigerian deserves heaven if there is a heaven.
Because we are not our brother's keeper. We do not love our neighbors as we love ourselves.
Na Nigeria you go hear foolish prayer like this regime would benefit me and my family.

evanpass:
God bless you sir,our leaders really know our mumu button, reason why to change our leaders the real change begins with us,begins with our mind set without that we are going no where in this country

What do you want Nigerians to do? If they protest they get killed or Jailed.Only God can save us

True. In Nigeria steal and loot the common wealth, recruit some few Agbadoos, hand them a laptop and they will defend you.

Should we carry guns like their zombies?

When you ought to speak, you were silent and now barking at what o,clock

That's what APC has reduced Nigeria to. Most of the followers won't realize what they have done till next future

Peter Obi should be reconsider his position for now. Igbo are at point where survival is paramount.
All SE should join and vote Atiku in 2027. .

Moderator101:
The bitter truth is Nigerian citizens are the direct mirror images of their corrupt leaders. Why else would they keep electing and recycling the same corrupt people?

Nigerians and their corrupt leaders are like this…

Not just electing but acomplac to the rottenness, larger percentage of the populace are highly corrupt from north to south

We are not polite to them. They use tribalism and religion to divide the country while using security operatives to protect themselves. Nigerians are uselessly helpless in this case.

We allowed nonsense for too long. Tinubu thinks what money cannot solve, more money will solve it. its very unfortunate that we collectively allowed this for too long.

SlavaUkraini:
The Solution is to break up the nation..

This country is too big for one Tribe or ethnicity to rule it at any given time..

You cannot speak against a Fulani leader if he steals because his people will defend him

You cannot speak against a Yoruba man if he steals because his people will defend him

Let us go our separate ways and hold our brothers responsible if they steal our common Patrimony.

That way they would be more accountability..

Nigeria is big as how? India and China are over a billion population. Ok, , maybe the solution is for nyamuris to vacate every part of Nigeria and move back to the east by Monday. I'm sure that will reduce the population and stress on lagos resources. Let them move from every part of Nigeria. The State and local Government where you are staying before will do property valuation and remit the money to your account if you have any property or you can carry the property on your head like gala.

Gotocourt:
God's General, fire on Sir 📌💯.

Keeping makes evil expand, This is what the church in Nigeria lacks.

Adeboye is still dining with APC party

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Just watch, they will soon replace him with another person.


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amaridigital:
Nigeria is big as how? India and China are over a billion population. Ok, , maybe the solution is for nyamuris to vacate every part of Nigeria and move back to the east by Monday. I'm sure that will reduce the population and stress on lagos resources. Let them move from every part of Nigeria. The State and local Government where you are staying before will do property valuation and remit the money to your account if you have any property or you can carry the property on your head like gala.

Great idea ... That is what is needed

Igbo people go back to Igbo land if the need arise

Yoruba people go back to the SW if the need arise

Northerners should return back to the North if the need arise

The earlier we divide this nation the better for all of us..

floss:
We the Apc laptop boys knows that all you said is the truth but if we are not polite and ready to defend them, we won’t be paid our monthly 30k naira and 1GB data…

Helinues and yarimo knows this is the truth… we’re all going to die defending Tinubu and Apc weda they steal away the future of our children, it doesn’t matter as long as Obi doesn’t become president, we’re ok.

Those ones including the NL mods that keep selling them fake likes sold their birthrights for a morsel of porridge.

You want us to attack them so the fake/slave Muslims will start destroying our houses and businesses or telling us to go back to East?
Hell na, we go suffer am together.

JimD:
Those ones including the NL mods that keep selling them fake likes sold their birthrights for a morsel of porridge.

likes is an achievement to kids