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Appoint “honest administrators”: Catholic Bishop in Angola to Government

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Caxito Diocese in Angola. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Caxito Diocese in Angola has urged the government of the Southern African nation to take into account the honesty of those to be appointed to oversee State institutions.

In a Monday, January 29 press conference following a pastoral visit to St. Paul Mulenvos Parish of his Episcopal See, Bishop Camuto said, “We have to look for more and more honest administrators, who are really dedicated to serving the people, to serving the population.”

“We already know that there are administrators who aren't serious; they're not there to work for the people, but to work for their own pockets,” he lamented, adding, “These administrators are no good. They have to be changed and replaced by people who work. This tarnishes the government; it tarnishes the party and ultimately, it's the people who suffer.”

The Angolan Catholic Bishop told journalists that President João Lourenço might not be aware of the far reaching consequences of his decision to appoint “dishonest administrators”.

“When he appoints administrators, he has to listen to the people and give them tasks and check and monitor their work, because many administrators don't do what they're supposed to do,” the Angolan member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit under the protection of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CSSp/Spiritans) lamented.

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He added, “I believe that they even receive money, but they don't use it for the good of the people.”

Local Ordinary of Caxito went on to highlight some of the challenges that the people of God in some regions of Angola face, saying, “The problem of bad roads in the area of Mulenvos are chronic and it's a disgrace for those who govern not to be able to solve this challenge.”

“Ambulances certainly don't go in and this area is practically abandoned because there are no hospitals,” he bemoaned, and emphasized the need “to find a solution”.

“The government has to do its part, put this area in good shape,” Bishop Camuto said during the January 30 press conference on the sidelines of his pastoral visit to St. Paul Mulenvos Parish of Caxito Diocese.

João Vissesse is an Angolan Journalist with a passion and rich experience in Catholic Church Communication and Media Apostolate.