It read: ”The Reverend Father Matthew Kukah….” At first blush, this message was cryptic, reminiscent of the famously inaudible Oracle at Delphi or a code deployed by one agent to the other in the cloak-and-dagger world of espionage.
If he has consistently upgraded himself intellectually, his messages have always been lucid and constant. They have been insistent against injustice, impunity and misrule. Besides, he has, for the past 40 years, been unrelenting in speaking truth to power. In doing so, he has deployed his bully pulpit, churning out homilies that radiate brilliance and exude integrity and hope. He has also drawn the ire of our “leaders”.
Given the aforementioned, it will not be a hyperbole to say that Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has earned a place in our annals as a statesman, a humanist, an intellectual and a moral lodestar. What is remarkable is that in these capacities, the Bishop has continued to pitch his tent with Nigeria’s downtrodden and deprived.
2) The Buhari administration lays little or no premium on the lives of Nigerians. This is adjudged by its indifference towards the insecurity that pervades the country. Some seven years ago, depending on your faith, all you needed to do when you intended to travel was to recite Psalm 23 or Falaq and Nas. These days the security situation, particularly in the North and South East, have so worsened that you need to constantly recite Psalm 91 or Al qunut ziwarel even in the “comfort” of your home.
Permit me to quote APC Senator Isa Misau: “So many incompetent people are holding so many positions. Fifty percent of the ministers are not performing. Since the President assumed office, he has not taken any decision to move this country. So many appointments in this government are not on merit. ”
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