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Nigeria’s Future Depends on “outcome of the 2023 elections”, Catholic Bishop Says

Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network

By Silas Isenjia

Lafia, 24 August, 2022 / 8:35 pm (ACI Africa).

There is a need to sensitize the people of God in Nigeria concerning the seriousness of the 2023 elections as the country’s future depends on its outcome, a Catholic Bishop in the West African country has said.

Bishop David Ajang of Nigeria’s Lafia Diocese who was addressing Catholic Communicators under the auspices of the Catholic Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (CAMPAN) in his Episcopal See said that Nigeria could be better or worse depending on who is elected President.

“The future of Nigeria and Nigerians depends on the outcome of the 2023 elections,” Bishop Ajang who is also the Episcopal Chairman of Social Communications Commission of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) is quoted as saying in the Thursday, August 22 report.

He adds, “Let us look at the present state of affairs. It is bad enough, but it could be worse, or it could become better. Whether it will become worse or better depends on who we choose.”

The Nigerian Catholic Bishop goes on to urge the members of CAMPAN to take it as a responsibility to create public awareness about the importance of the elections.

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The report indicates that CAMPAN members organized the meeting with the Bishop of Lafia Diocese to deliberate on ways of effective media engagement in the Nigerian Diocese.

In his message, Bishop Ajang urged Catholic Communicators in Nigeria to foster collaboration and work on strategic plans that guide their respective goals and actions. He also emphasized the need for consistency in their communication apostolate. 

He went on to caution CAMPAN members against the “temptation of only being functional at events and going into oblivion, only to reappear during another event.”

The Nigerian Catholic Church leader who was appointed Bishop in March 2021 and has been at the helm of Lafia Diocese since his Episcopal Ordination in June 2021 lauded 

lauded the National Director for Social Communications in Nigeria, Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh, and his team for realizing the visit and called upon Catholic media practitioners in the West African country to support the communication apostolic in Nigerian Dioceses.

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In his address, Fr. Umoh is said to have challenged CAMPAN members to incorporate faith into their communication apostolate “and always stand for truth”.

“The most basic ingredient of the media profession is truth and truth is what the Church as an institution stands for,” he said.

The Nigerian Catholic Priest emphasized the need for Catholic communicators to carry out their apostolate in a manner that brings “about the wellbeing of the society and advancement of the dignity of the human person.”

Silas Isenjia

Silas Mwale Isenjia is a Kenyan journalist with a great zeal and interest for Catholic Church related communication. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics, Media and Communication from Moi University in Kenya. Silas has vast experience in the Media production industry. He currently works as a Journalist for ACI Africa.

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