{"id":31256,"date":"2021-05-08T13:29:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T12:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=31256"},"modified":"2021-05-08T13:29:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T12:29:38","slug":"catholic-bishops-nigerians-want-to-directly-hear-from-buhari-and-not-presidential-spokespersons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/08\/catholic-bishops-nigerians-want-to-directly-hear-from-buhari-and-not-presidential-spokespersons\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Bishops: Nigerians want to \u201cdirectly hear\u201d from Buhari and not presidential spokespersons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Catholic Bishops&#8217; Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has stated that Nigeria will become &#8220;ungovernable&#8221; if the federal government continues to ignore criticisms and recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>The Catholic Bishops also called on President Muhammadu Buhari to address the country on his effort in tackling insecurity.<\/p>\n<p>The demand of the Bishops was contained in a statement issued on\u00a0Friday and signed by Augustine Akubeze, president of CBCN.<\/p>\n<p>The bishops said Nigerians want to \u201cdirectly hear\u201d from Buhari \u2014 and not presidential spokespersons.<\/p>\n<p>The Catholic leaders urged the president convene a national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/08\/my-national-conference-is-a-direct-response-to-a-request-by-osinbajo-afe-babalola-tells-presidency\/\">conference<\/a> geared towards implementing restructuring and devolution of power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Nigeria, the Catholic Church wants the Federal Government to call for a meeting of all stakeholders to have a sincere discussion on the way forward,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch discussions must seek how to implement the much talked about restructuring and devolution of power down to the local government level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo government leader should watch the breakdown of law and order in Nigeria. It is our collective obligation to make Nigeria successful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresidents of countries grant interviews to the media who are the watchdogs of democracy. But in Nigeria, we hardly hear directly from our President.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of the time, we hear from \u2018the Presidency.\u2019 Nigerians did not elect presidential media spokespersons. Nigerians do want to hear directly from their President and hear words that are matched with actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo every religious leader, let us not use inflammatory words that distort the real message we are sending to this government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bishops said Nigeria stands on a precipice, adding that the government should accept constructive criticism and suggestions on how to move the country forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must be united in the fight for our common destiny as a people. It must be clearly stated to the Federal Government that if they continue to ignore the constructive criticisms and recommendations of Nigerians from every sector, the country will collapse and become ungovernable,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are speedily getting there. Police stations are being burnt, our gallant military men and women are being killed, barracks are attacked, IDP camps are attacked, farmlands are invaded, youth unemployment is at its highest, private sectors are not giving enabling environment to thrive, and appointments to offices are not reflective of our diversities; the complaints are almost endless \u2014 could the sounds signalling a collapsing nation be louder than this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery reasonable Nigerian is sick to the stomach to read or hear of a governor running from insurgents who want to kill him in the state where he is constitutionally the chief security officer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigerians are tired of hearing of bandits taking youths in the university and executing some of them, while others are kept to be used to bargain for ransom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe insecurity is leading to a daily loss of lives and properties in every part of the country. These facts are indisputable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bishops also bemoaned the spate of abduction of students by bandits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Catholic Bishops&#8217; Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has stated that Nigeria will become &#8220;ungovernable&#8221; if the federal government continues to ignore criticisms and recommendations. The Catholic Bishops also called on President Muhammadu Buhari to address the country on his effort in tackling insecurity. 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