The Catholic
Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has lamented that quacks have
taken over every institution in the country, including the country’s political
space.
Kukah said
that the quest to achieve a united Nigeria, devoid of rationalization and
fictionalization, will only be an illusion.
The cleric
spoke at the National Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian
Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, Kukah.
He further
said Nigeria is one of the most dangerous country in the world to live in.
Kukah said,
“The quest for national cohesion remains an illusion and the result, therefore,
is that marketing Nigeria becomes an act of frustration. In part because too
many issues have still not been resolved.
“Tragically
as the population has increased we have not been able to craft a narrative.
“Is there
any institution in Nigeria that has not been taken over by quacks, including
our politics?
“There is no
institution you can blame in this country, everywhere. That is why it is even
so dangerous and so important to think about how to advertise Nigeria. I mean,
where do you start?
“I think
that the problems in Nigeria have very little to do with the things that we
ascribe, but is everything to do with our inability, sheer incapacity to manage
diversity. Managing diversity is a science.
“If we do
not have a sense of direction and purpose; a nation that does not have a
clarity of vision as to where it is going, and what the tools that are
required.
“When you
live in a country like Nigeria, where people are safer with their nephews, cousins,
brothers, sisters, as special assistants, personal assistants, then we are in
trouble.
“How we
manage diversity in Nigeria then becomes an issue.”
Continuing,
he said, “The question then is if you want to market Nigeria, where do you
start from. We are practising politics of a very poor quality.
“Our
politics have become so regionalised, fractionalised. Whenever I look at the
map of the last elections, I do not feel proud as a Nigerian. That you will
have an election where very clearly, the country is divided into two and the
lines are precise.
“If this is
the kind of country that we have, how do we develop the capacity to manage
diversity. When a president is travelling, the governors are struggling to go
with him.
“And yet in
reality, for those journeys, like when the president is going to China, there
must be an academic expert who understands China, who should be able to brief
the President.
“This is the
only country where the only experts are those manufactured by those in power.
Does it not surprise you? The country has become averse to expertise, to
intellectual contribution.
“The
incredible capacity of our people is in suspended animation. It is really
frightening what is happening in Nigeria. With the kidnapping in Katsina
yesterday, there are no more sacred spaces in the country.”
“it is a
mortal sin and a massive scared on Nigeria’s face the millions of young people
who are moving around and have turned to crime. It is totally unacceptable that
we would live with so much and so many of our people are objects of humiliation
around the world.
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