Matthew Hassan Kukah, has called on Nigerians
not to put all their hopes in President Buhari,
stressing that the war against corruption is not the
only item that will enhance the life of Nigerians.
According to Bishop Kukah, the inclusion of a
culture of entrenchment and protection of social
justice and the rule of law to be part of our
national live will guarantee a stable Nigeria.
Bishop Kukah said this while delivering a lecture,
‘Education and Leadership Recruitment for a
Plural Society: A Case for Nigeria’- during the
3rd Convocation Ceremony of Afe Babalola University,
Ado Ekiti on October 20th.
“Fighting corruption alone may not guarantee us
a stable nation. We must include the culture of
entrenchment and protection of social justice
and the rule of law to be part of our national live.
So, Nigeria should not put all their hopes in Buhari.
They should not think that once Buhari has
started fighting corruption the entire system
will be sanitized and everything will work for
good or change. A distorted society cannot expect
the reward of a decent society. Happily for us
in Nigeria, we are turning a new page.
We must therefore not be seduced into thinking
that we should hand over our hope, our dream
and our aspiration to President Buhari and go
to sleep. Corruption is a symptom of the disease
of the distortion of our nationhood. We may
have a transparent election but the most
perfect electoral outcome does not translate
to the right result. When people receive the
licence to govern, what does it mean to them
and what do they do with it? We must acknowledge
the opportunity of the concession of defeat by
(former) President Jonathan, we need institutions
that can save voters from the excesses of the
Nigerian politicians. As a country, we must have
succession plan, we must have capacity for
succession and the institutional capacity to
recruit the future leaders and we must create
opportunities for young Nigerians to rise to the
highest office in the land.” He said
a stable nation. We must include the culture of
entrenchment and protection of social justice
and the rule of law to be part of our national live.
So, Nigeria should not put all their hopes in Buhari.
They should not think that once Buhari has
started fighting corruption the entire system
will be sanitized and everything will work for
good or change. A distorted society cannot expect
the reward of a decent society. Happily for us
in Nigeria, we are turning a new page.
We must therefore not be seduced into thinking
that we should hand over our hope, our dream
and our aspiration to President Buhari and go
to sleep. Corruption is a symptom of the disease
of the distortion of our nationhood. We may
have a transparent election but the most
perfect electoral outcome does not translate
to the right result. When people receive the
licence to govern, what does it mean to them
and what do they do with it? We must acknowledge
the opportunity of the concession of defeat by
(former) President Jonathan, we need institutions
that can save voters from the excesses of the
Nigerian politicians. As a country, we must have
succession plan, we must have capacity for
succession and the institutional capacity to
recruit the future leaders and we must create
opportunities for young Nigerians to rise to the
highest office in the land.” He said
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