Abuja, 03 July, 2023 / 8:45 pm (ACI Africa).
Nigeria’s leaders might not “truly want” to address factors that are behind violence and criminality in the West African nation, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama has said.
In his Sunday, July 2 homily at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral of Abuja Archdiocese, Archbishop Kaigama underscored the need for altruism o n the part of leaders in Nigeria.
“If our leaders truly want to overcome poverty, suffering, and injustice which is why violence and criminality seem to be on the increase, they must choose the interests of Nigerians over personal selfish interests and ambitions,” he said.
The Nigerian Catholic Archbishop added, “When people are treated well and they feel a sense of belonging, it brings about contentment, and we do not have to bicker about which religious group or tribe has more or has less.”
He said he finds it regrettable that a section of Nigerians is ready to die in “pursuit of political ambition or economic benefits, instead of the pursuit of unity, peace, and inter-religious harmony.”
