Olubunmi Okogie, archbishop
emeritus of the Catholic archdiocese of Lagos, says Nigerian politicians would
not mind dragging the country into another civil war.
The cleric said this in reaction
to recent political events in the country.
Okogie said Nigerians elect
persons who are leading them on a fast track to disintegration because they are
in the habit of looking for a messiah, a leader who would fit into the job
description of Mr Fix All”.
While he condemned the recent
practice of vote-buying during elections, Okogie said it is a well-known fact
that the electoral process is riddled with corruption as it is oiled with money
taken from the treasury.
He also described the blockade of
the national assembly on Tuesday by operatives of the Department of State
Services (DSS) as immoral and a desecration of the sacred space of Nigeria’s
democracy.
“Politicians are grazing like
herdsmen from one party to another because of their insatiable appetite for
power and money,” he wrote in an open letter.
“In a dangerous game, and in
gross violation of the principle of separation of powers, security agencies
which ought to be loyal to citizens of Nigeria, show loyalty only to
politicians in power, and are being used by the same politicians to fight their
opponents. Our politicians are dragging
security agencies into their war, and that is extremely dangerous for this
country.
“In their inordinate ambition,
those in office would use every means to remain in power, while those who are
outside would do everything to get into power.
Our land is witnessing a divorce of politics and morality. Our politicians would not mind dragging
Nigeria into another civil war. They are
in urgent need of conversion. They need
to make a U-turn on the way that leads to bloodshed.
“Nigeria, by her size, diversity
and complexity cannot be fixed by one strong man. Placed in the hands of one man, Nigeria’s
problems assume increasing complexity, especially where the strong man is a man
of many weaknesses surrounded by self-serving hero worshippers.”
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