The
Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has said
Nigerians are in a difficult situation as there is no
credible presidential candidate to vote for in the 2019 general
election.According to the clergyman, the new political parties that
would have joined forces to produce a credible presidential candidate
failed to do so due to their selfish interests.Onaiyekan said this when
he spoke over the weekend in Abuja on the topic: “The Church in
Politics: Towards the election year 2019” at an event organized by
Catholic Action -Nigeria.”Onaiyekan said that the country is in a great
dilemma as it appears that Nigerians are faced with the horrible tragedy
of a choice between two well-known undesirable candidates.“We see this
clearly in our country Nigeria. We hear politicians often speaking about
serving the nation. It has now become a huge joke. Even the simplest
village man knows that the people in authority are not serving us. This
is the major cause of our problems. Rulers become dictators instead of
servants of God and for the people.“The prevalent idea that politics is a
rotten game for only dishonest people is a tragic error, no matter how
prevalent it may be in our society. We know that it is extremely
difficult to go against this trend in our public life. The fear in fact
is that the nation has been captured by corrupt people who have acquired
massive power through the wealth they have stolen from us. They thus
monopolize all channels of decision making.“It is a pity that whereas
there are over 90 political parties, there seems to be no viable
alternative to the two mega parties that have failed us. Where is the
alternative? It is a pity that they cannot come together to form a
viable alternative,” he said2019: No credible presidential candidate yet for Nigerians“ Onaiyekan
The
Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has said
Nigerians are in a difficult situation as there is no
credible presidential candidate to vote for in the 2019 general
election.According to the clergyman, the new political parties that
would have joined forces to produce a credible presidential candidate
failed to do so due to their selfish interests.Onaiyekan said this when
he spoke over the weekend in Abuja on the topic: “The Church in
Politics: Towards the election year 2019” at an event organized by
Catholic Action -Nigeria.”Onaiyekan said that the country is in a great
dilemma as it appears that Nigerians are faced with the horrible tragedy
of a choice between two well-known undesirable candidates.“We see this
clearly in our country Nigeria. We hear politicians often speaking about
serving the nation. It has now become a huge joke. Even the simplest
village man knows that the people in authority are not serving us. This
is the major cause of our problems. Rulers become dictators instead of
servants of God and for the people.“The prevalent idea that politics is a
rotten game for only dishonest people is a tragic error, no matter how
prevalent it may be in our society. We know that it is extremely
difficult to go against this trend in our public life. The fear in fact
is that the nation has been captured by corrupt people who have acquired
massive power through the wealth they have stolen from us. They thus
monopolize all channels of decision making.“It is a pity that whereas
there are over 90 political parties, there seems to be no viable
alternative to the two mega parties that have failed us. Where is the
alternative? It is a pity that they cannot come together to form a
viable alternative,” he said
