You Were Voted Not To Complain, Catholic Bishop Tells Buhari

BISHOP KUKAH TO BUHARI
President Muahmmadu Buhari
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, has called on Muhammadu Buhari to stop talking down on past administration and start doing his work as President.

He reminded the president that Nigeria did not vote him into office to complain about 16 years of the Peoples Democratic Party.

The Bishop made this call at a dinner organised by the Ondo State Government after the 2016 Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria held in Akure, the state capital yesterday.

He said, “We didn’t vote a government to complain about yesterday, if we wanted yesterday the new government would not be there. The previous government didn’t only do bad things; he did a lot of good things.

“I think the business of government is not our business; our business is, the previous government did bad, that is why we voted a new government. It is really about taking responsibility. No matter how much you praise or abuse Jonathan, he is no more the President of Nigeria. I think that people must understand that you take power to solve problems not to agonise.

“We are not asking you to change the whole world, but Jonathan created problems: we are now riding a train between Abuja and Kaduna now; the train wasn’t there before. Things that Jonathan did that can help Nigeria, let’s continue with them. The bad things that Jonathan did and those who deserve to go to prison should go to prison. “

The clergyman emphasied that the fight against corruption cannot be won except President Buhari solves the problems of poverty and inequality in the country.

“I still believe that unless we get to the root cause of poverty and inequality, which are really the evidences and symptoms of corruption; you can talk of fighting corruption all the rest of your life and very little is going to happen.

“Sending people to prison will only be useful if it puts bread on the table of the people, “ the Catholic cleric said.