Nigerian Cardinal Urges Election Tribunals to Hasten Mandate for Country’s Unity

He added, “It is our duty as Christian Church to work and pray all the time for peace and unity of our nation, irrespective of political divisions, ethnic identities or social dislocations.”

The Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja Archdiocese lamented that Nigerians had opted to remain silent despite knowing the challenges that the country is facing, including insecurity and economic hardships that are affecting the country.

“We all know what our problems are, we even know what to do but we don’t want to do it, we are very often, we don’t want to admit our problems, and that is the biggest problem,” the Nigerian Cardinal said.

He added, “If we don’t admit our problems, if we go around pretending that everything is fine when things are not found, then we will not even start trying to resolve them.”

“Let’s admit that things are not so fine, let’s admit that we have problems, let’s admit that we have internal issues that we need to resolve so that we can find a way of putting our heads together and resolve it,” he said.

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Cardinal Onaiyekan said that even if it’s not possible to have the same ideology and perception about the solution to the country’s problems, “we must at least have a common mind in our readiness and willingness to make the nation great.”

Silas Mwale Isenjia is a Kenyan journalist with a great zeal and interest for Catholic Church related communication. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics, Media and Communication from Moi University in Kenya. Silas has vast experience in the Media production industry. He currently works as a Journalist for ACI Africa.