Those in power, he further said, have same mentality with the colonial masters “as they continue to steal the resources which is our collective patrimony and hide some abroad.”
He underscored the “selfishness” on the part of the political class in Nigeria shown in the attitude of those behind the two major contemporary political parties in the West African nation.
“The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is not wanting to take over power because they want to do anything better; just as the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) do not want to hand over power because they are going to do something different. It is all about selfishness,” the Nigerian Bishop who has been vocal about good governance amid criticisms from government quarters said.
He added, “We must passionately and deliberately fix this country. It is not by accident that we are here today; we must fix this country together. Human greed gives birth to all the problems in the world. Human beings cause all the evil in the world.”
Last year, Bishop Kukah’s Christmas Message sparked controversies in Nigeria, some government officials accusing him of “very serious crimes like treason and incitement for a coup.”
Circulated under the title, “A Nation in Search of Vindication,” Bishop Kukah’s nine-point message began with “another Christmas with Dark Clouds of Death” and highlighted the “endless woes” the people of God in Nigeria are experiencing under the leadership of Muhammadu Buhari.
“Ours has become a nation wrapped in desolation. The prospects of a failed state stare us in the face: endless bloodletting, a collapsing economy, social anomie, domestic and community violence, kidnappings, armed robberies etc. Ours has become a house of horror with fear stalking our homes, highways, cities, hamlets and entire communities,” Bishop Kukah said in his five-page Christmas 2020 Message.
The Nigerian Bishop who has been at the helm of Sokoto Diocese since his Episcopal Ordination in September 2011 said he was concerned that in Nigeria, “the roads to the grave yards are busier than those to the farms” with “congregants saying; the world is coming to an end, it has never been so bad.”
In his homily on the occasion of his 45th Priestly Anniversary December 19, Bishop Kukah urged Nigerians to continue to be proud of the country at all times for “God does not make mistake for making us a nation of diverse culture, religion and ethnicity.”
“I talk about Nigeria with pride because before our very eyes, God will do a great thing that we will all rejoice,” the Nigerian Bishop who was appointed as a member of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development in January this year added.
