Nigerians have confidence in Buhari’s integrity - Catholic Archbishop
- A Catholic Archbishop has revealed why Nigerians believe in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari
- The Archbishop said Nigerians still have confidence in the integrity of the president
- Alfred Adewale said urged the president to tackle the issue of poverty and hunger ravaging the nation
The Catholic Bishop of Lagos, Most Reverend Alfred Adewale has given reasons why Nigerians believe in President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Archbishop said Nigerians have confidence in the integrity of the president.
Adewale while speaking on the abduction of some reverend sisters from the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Convent in Iguoriakhi in Edo state said all effort must be put in place by security agencies to ensure the rescue of the sisters.
He said: “Today is the 48th day that the sisters have been in the hands of the kidnappers, so it has been a big source of worry and concern knowing that they are women."
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“It is really disheartening that in spite of all their efforts, the sisters are still there in bondage. It is disheartening that the security agencies have not been able to get the sisters out and one wonders why this is the case.
“We still do hope that the security agencies would do much more than is being done now in order to ensure that the sisters are released,” Adewale said.
He further urged the president to tackle the issue of poverty and hunger ravaging the nation.
Adewale said: “What we can see very clearly is that the poverty level in our country is very high, we sit in our offices as priests and we come in contact with the ordinary people who are really undergoing the pains of the problems of our economy.
“And we see them everyday coming to ask for even the smallest things that one can imagine. Therefore it hits us very straight in the face when we come in contact with these people. So, obviously, it means that the governments at all levels need to do a lot more than is being done right now.
“We were told that the economy was in recession and that it is out of recession now, of course, the economists can tell us more about that but what we know is that it doesn’t seem to be making as much impact on the day-to-day lives of Nigerians. And that is where the test of whether we are in recession or not is,” he said.
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NAIJ.com earlier reported that Adewale called on the federal government to alleviate the sufferings and challenges faced by many Nigerians.
Adewale while wishing Nigerians a happy new year urged the federal and state governments to concentrate on the welfare of people and restructuring in 2018.
He also criticised the federal government for not meeting its promises to the people of the country.
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Source: Naija.ng