The number of religious leaders who have spoken out on the state of the nation and urging the Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government to do better has increased by one, IgbereTV reports
Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, His Grace Most Revd Ignatius Kaigama, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to act fast and address the tension in the country emanating from growing insecurity, hardship, hunger, dwindling economy and industrial actions embarked upon by university lecturers as well as a myriad of problems bedevilling the country under his watch.
Also addressing the 36 governors in the country, Kaigama called on government at all levels to urgently address the issues, as Nigerians are becoming angrier by the day and the consequences could be devastating if the anger gets to a “boiling point.”
The Archbishop who expressed his concerns on Saturday while speaking at the maiden general congress of the indigenous people of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, stated that Nigerians were not only angry, but sad and frustrated with the current state of affairs in the country.
“There is insecurity, hunger, unemployment, and the youths are out of school. Government should be responsible and provide for us.
“Unfortunately, that is not happening and there is a very great degree of disaffection. People are angry, sad and frustrated.
“We are saying the government should wake-up to its responsibilities. The government should open its eyes and look at the people with justice and mercy,” he said.
Archbishop Kaigama also condemned the ostentatious display of wealth by political leaders, including the exorbitant cost of party nomination forms for the 2023 elections and pointed out that “if nothing is done about the situation of the poor masses, it might end up destroying the fabric of Nigeria’s nationhood.”
