CATHOLIC Archbishop of Sokoto, Reverend Father Matthew Hassan Kukah has said Nigerians are currently in pain and facing tough times under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, this is even as he said one year was not enough to effectively judge the administration.
The cleric said this while addressing journalists on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, shortly after meeting with President Tinubu.
He, however, added that the pain was unintended but is due to the policies by the administration, noting that “hopefully, with time, can be amended in order to serve the welfare of the people.
“I’m sure many people will tell you that one year is not enough to make a judgement,” he continued.
“However, from where we all stand, we know that we are all in a very difficult situation.
“Nigerians are in various levels of pain and they are pains that are unintended. But they are the results of certain policy decisions that hopefully, with time, can be amended in order to serve the welfare of ordinary people,” he said.
“I believe that the essence of government is to guarantee the welfare and security of ordinary citizens. I believe that the time we are in, we are in very difficult times. And nobody should be under any illusion. And there is also time for renewal. We just need to commit ourselves to the fact that building a good society takes a lot of time. It is not something that is done in one lifetime.
“My argument has always been that the government needs to very quickly improve the quality of communication so that Nigeria can at least get a sense of how long is it going to be before food is ready.”
He further told State House correspondents that he was at the Presidential Villa to discuss an upcoming event organised by the Kukah Centre to address the topic of national cohesion.
He said the administration was providing solutions to the myriad of challenges facing the country but Nigerians need to get a sense of how soon they expect to breathe a sigh of relief.
According to him, Nigerians are in various levels of pain adding that one year was not enough to make a judgement. He said it was the responsibility of the government to ensure better living conditions and security for the citizens.
On the current crisis in Rivers State, Bishop Kukah noted that he believes Sir Sim Fubara and Wike will fix their problems. According to him, it is the ordinary people that are worrying over what is happening in Rivers State, but the politicians have a way of settling themselves.
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