Mathew Man-Oso Ndagoso, archbishop of Catholic Diocese of Kaduna, has told President Muhammadu Buhari to “urgently stop the hardship” in the country because “Nigerians are going through a lot”.
While interacting with journalists in Kaduna on Sunday during activities to commemorate the worldwide year of Mercy celebration, Ndagoso said there were very clear signs of Nigerians’ sufferings and “even an archbishop like myself” was feeling the pinch.
He blamed the hardship on “recklessness and corrupt practices of some people who have no concern for the well-being of the generality of Nigerians”.
“Nigeria is becoming a beggar nation as a result of corruption, which has impoverished the people,” he said.
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“Our nation is almost like a begging nation now, because workers cannot be paid, pensioners are dying, everybody is suffering. Even myself as Archbishop, I am feeling the pinch; there are very clear signs that people are suffering in the land.”
He urged Buhari to ensure the proper utilisation of all money recovered from looters, saying it would be dangerous if the recovered funds are re-looted.
“Those who stole our money and kept in America, whether they have built houses in Abuja or Kaduna or anywhere , I think they should return it and if it is returned it should be properly used to make a life worth living for Nigerians,” he said
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