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Buhari breached the Constitution by failure to honour Federal Character – Bishop Kukah

December 26, 2022 by AFRIPOL Leave a Comment

The Catholic bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan-Kukah said that the President of Nigeria, Muhammed  Buhari “breached the Constitution by your failure to honour and adhere to the federal character provisions of our Constitution.” Bishop Kukah made the statement in his 2022 Christmas Message titled, “Nigeria: Let Us Turn A New Page.” 

His statement reads:  “Mr. President Sir, a merry Christmas to you and your entire family. I speak for myself and Nigerians when I say, we thank God that He mercifully restored you to good health. We know that you are healthier now than you were before. We can see it in the spring in your steps, the thousands of miles you have continued to cover as you travel abroad. May God give you more years of good health.”

“However, I also wish that millions of our citizens had a chance to enjoy just a fraction of your own health by a measurable improvement in the quality of health care in our country.

“It is sad that despite your lofty promises, you are leaving us far more vulnerable than when you came, that the corruption we thought would be fought has become a leviathan and sadly, a consequence of a government marked by nepotism.

“In my Christmas Message last year, I pointed out the fact that you had breached the Constitution by your failure to honour and adhere to the federal character provisions of our Constitution. The evidence is all before us all.”

“Am I to believe that you knew and could do nothing about the Muslim-Muslim ticket within your Party?” Kukah quickly interjected. “Still, we pray for a free, fair and credible election.”

“This is the last Christmas for this present government’s administration. Let us all do our duty as we have a chance to choose new leaders. Do not be cynical. God is not done with us. Choose leaders who, in your view will love us, will care for us, will cry with us, will laugh with us. Look ahead and do not look back.”

“Although the responses to my messages suggest that, generally, Nigerians listen to our voices in the wilderness. However, the deliberate culture of pauperization and destitution of our people continues. So,  we need a change of strategy so that we can turn a new page. We need a new strategy to confront those who sit on the throne of power in arrogance and are determined to reduce our country to a jungle.

“We need a new strategy that separates men and women of honour from those who have chosen dishonour. We need a new strategy that provides a clearer moral guide for ordinary citizens who, based on the moral strength of culture and religion, are seeking to build a good society, even if with straws. We need to stand up and stand firm. We need new mechanisms for saying no to the violence of governance,”

Kukah also highlighted the kidnapped “children still in the forests, in the hands of evil men.” He appealed to Nigerians to be “vigilant” and to be ready to depose arrogant men and women in power who are determined to make Nigeria a jungle.

The above statement was made available to the press by Rev. Fr Christopher Omotosho,  the Director of Social Communications for  the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto.

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