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Cardinal Onaiyekan says Nigeria is disgusting

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9 years ago

June 22, 2017

The Abuja Catholic Diocese Bishop John Onaiyekan has tackled the federal government for mishandling the federal character principle which he believes is the cause of all dissensions goinh on in Nigeria.

The cardinal said this in Abuja Wednesday at an event to mark the centenary of Abuja’s first Catholic archbishop, late Ignatius Cardinal Ekandem.

“We all know what is causing people to be angry. If the federal character leads to injustice and marginalization, then, it does not make sense,” he said.

The federal character principle seeks equal representation of the six dei-political zones in all affairs of the federal government.

But many believe President Muhammadu Buhari made his appointments in 2016 in such a way that certain zones are not fairly represented.

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According to him, Nigeria must change the way it does things.

“If we don’t, there will be more anger, more calls for change and we don’t know who will be able to mobilize more people to cause more problem,” he said.

He noted that apart from the Biafrans, many more Nigerians are disgusted with the nation, only that they are not thinking of leaving the country.

“Some people put it under big title of restructuring. We need to restructure if we want the country to survive,’ he added.