We evoke God to Witness our Corruption and outright Larceny – Kukah
Matthew Kukah, Bishop of Catholic diocese of Sokoto has said that in Nigeria we evoke God to witness corruption and “outright larceny.” He said this while speaking at the convocation of Achievers University, Owo in Ondo state.
In his lecture entitled: “Some reasons why Nigeria has failed to achieve greatness”, the bishop said the rest of the world is moving on, drawing inspiration from sweat, brains and brawn even without evoking God.
He also warned the Government against its planned social media regulation as it could hinder freedom of speech and as such he is ready to fight against it even with the last drop of his blood.
“We are over 90 percent Christians and Muslims in Nigeria, but there is nowhere in the world where religion has become an incubus, a burden and source of dreadful violence as it has in Nigeria,” NAN quoted him as saying.
“Our leaders are kneeling before pastors and imams seeking blessings, while the rest of the world is moving on, drawing inspiration from sweat, brains and brawn even without evoking God. We evoke God to witness to our corruption and outright larceny.”
“I’m worried that many in power don’t know the sacrifice[s] we made, the freedom we fought for. The main challenge is not of the boundaries of geography but the spread of ideas and knowledge and, of course, memory is a source of knowledge. We are angry, but we are not the first group to be angry.”
