Bishop Mathew Kukah has said there is an urgent need to save Nigeria under the President Muhammadu Buhari.
He described Nigeria under the present regime as a nation at war with itself .
Kukah spoke in a sermon during wake of His Grace , Archbishop Peter Yariyock Jatau, a former Archbishop of Kaduna Diocese of the Catholic Church held at St . Joseph’ s Catholic Cathedral, in Kaduna on Tuesday.
Jatau died in Kaduna on December 16, 2020, at age 89.
Kukah’ s statement is coming in less than three weeks after his Christmas message where he accused Buhari of nepotism , among others things.
In the sermon titled, ‘ A nation in search of its soul, ’ Kukah on Tuesday insisted that Nigeria had “ become one huge waste land, huge debris of the deceit, lies, treachery , double dealing and duplicity . ”
Kukah said , “ Today , our dear nation is like the proverbial farmer searching for his black goat. He has to do it with a sense of urgency because darkness is setting in as the sun quickly recedes .
“ Our nation has become one huge waste land , huge debris of the deceit, lies , treachery , double dealing and duplicity . Nigerian politics has become a huge Trojan horse , a hoax , a hall of guile and dissimulation .
“ The levels of frustration are rising by the day and we can see all this in the rise in domestic violence and inter -communal conflicts. A combination of all these has turned us unto a nation at war with itself . ”
The cleric descended on the Northern elites , nothing that they had failed to manage the diversity of the great region in general and the great city of Kaduna in particular .
Kukuh , however , was full of optimism that the new government under Malam Nasir El -Rufai was embarking on excellent physical infrastructure which would transform Kaduna.
The cleric said , “ Post- civil war Nigeria faced severe challenges but nowhere was this more so than the north with Kaduna being the epicentre.
“ Suspicion gradually set in. No one needs to recite the litany of woes and bloodshed that have characterised the great city of Kaduna. Archbishop Jatau saw through the good and the bad times.
“ We pray the governor will be even handed to see the broader picture. Social infrastructure for markets and entertainment has more capacity for dialogue and peace than a million seminars. ”
