Catholic Bishop charges FG to be pragmatic, reduce hardship of Nigerians

 

Following the current hardship being experience by Nigerians, the Catholic Bishop of Pankshin Diocese in Plateau State, Michael Gokum has urged the Federal Government to be pragmatic in its policy and programme implementation and save Nigerians from their sufferings.
Gokum said, “Times are hard and the people are really suffering; I hope God will inspire our leaders, especially the Federal Government to do something drastic and save the situation.”
He made the call in a chat with journalists in Pankshin on Tuesday.

“Nigeria is so blessed yet the people are suffering because of the greediness of our supposed leaders, who are starching billions of naira within and outside the country.
“The doctrine of putting the interest of others before yours is not being observed here in Nigeria because of lack of fear of God, ’’ he lamented.
The Cleric maintained that, the situation the country found itself was not God but man-made, which called for drastic action to save Nigeria from total collapse.

While commending the Federal Government in its fight against corruption, the Bishop said there was the need for quick and deliberate action to reduce the sufferings of the masses.

According to him, the leaders are servants of the people and should be seen to be serving the people well, else God would not be happy.
“As a people, we should be considerate in whatever we do; the faith in us should inspire us to always do the right thing and not to cheat, ’’ he said.
He also called on Nigerians to be prayerful and “do what is right for God to help us move forward as a nation’’.