{"id":122985,"date":"2021-12-20T05:16:23","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T04:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=122985"},"modified":"2021-12-20T05:18:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T04:18:10","slug":"bishop-kukah-speaks-on-nigerias-diversity-says-god-did-not-make-a-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/20\/bishop-kukah-speaks-on-nigerias-diversity-says-god-did-not-make-a-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishop Kukah speaks on Nigeria&#8217;s diversity, says God did not make a mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Catholic bishop of Sokoto diocese, Matthew Kukah has stated that God did not make a mistake in making Nigeria one nation with diversity.<\/p>\n<p>This was stated on Sunday by Kukah during the celebration to mark his<span class=\"s1\">\u00a045th anniversary as a priest and 10 years as bishop of Sokoto diocese.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Bishop while addressing<span class=\"s1\"> the congregation said he would not have been a priest without the support of his parents and the church, while admonishing the congregation to constantly remember that everything in their lives is God\u2019s gift.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Speaking further, he appealed to Nigerians to continue to be proud of the country at all times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cGod did not make a mistake for making us a nation of diverse cultures, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/03\/osinbajo-reveals-what-is-likely-to-happen-if-nigeria-breaks-up\/\">religions<\/a> and ethnicities,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI talk about Nigeria with pride because before our very eyes, God will do a great thing that we will all rejoice with.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Kukah has, on several occasions, expressed his belief that Nigeria should remain as one nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the bishop said it is cheaper for Nigeria to remain as one country rather than breaking up into smaller units.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, added that those seeking to secede from Nigeria may be right regarding their concerns.<\/p>\n<p>A few months before, Kukah had declared that nobody stands to gain anything if Nigeria breaks up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think any Nigerian, in his right sense, should pretend nothing binds us together. All of us are now global citizens but I know all of us are still nostalgic about this country,\u201d he had said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not going to remain like this and let none of us be under any illusion that anybody stands to gain anything if this country breaks up, nobody is interested in this country breaking up.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catholic bishop of Sokoto diocese, Matthew Kukah has stated that God did not make a mistake in making Nigeria one nation with diversity. This was stated on Sunday by Kukah during the celebration to mark his\u00a045th anniversary as a priest and 10 years as bishop of Sokoto diocese. 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