Lagos, 30 September, 2024 / 9:53 pm (ACI Africa).
The people of God in Nigeria are experiencing “unprecedented” challenges since the West African nation gained independence in 1960, the Local Ordinary of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos has said.
In a press release that the Director of Social Communications of the Nigerian Archdiocese, Fr. Anthony Godonu, issued, Archbishop Alfred Adewale Marins urges elected leaders in Africa’s most populous nation to address the economic challenges of the citizens.
Those elected into leadership positions in Nigeria need “to wake up to the reality that Nigerians are going through an economic hardship, unprecedented since the country’s independence in 1960,” Archbishop Adewale says in the Monday, September 30 press release that Fr. Godonu shared with ACI Africa ahead of the Tuesday, October 1 Independence Day anniversary.
The Nigerian Catholic Archbishop says that “government at all levels owe the citizens, the responsibility of providing a conducive environment for their businesses to thrive and secure their lives and property so that they can afford the basic necessities of life and provide quality healthcare for their families.”
Reflecting on the country’s history, Archbishop Adewale notes that successive governments since the country’s independence in 1960 have “failed to lead the nation in the direction of steady and sustainable development.”
