The Catholic Bishop of Nsukka Diocese,
Rt. Rev. Godfrey Onah, at the weekend,warned politicians to retrace
their steps, as it would not be possible to quench the anger of Nigerian
youth who may soon run out of patience over the poor treatment they are
getting from government and their leaders at various levels.
The clergyman stated at the funeral mass
organized for Lolo Josephine Oyima Abba, mother of the Enugu State
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Engr. Vita Abba at
Ede-Oballa, in Nsukka Council Area of Enugu State.
He warned that such neglect could force the youth to revolt against their leaders
The Bishop cautioned that it would be difficult to stop the youth if they were further pushed into frustration.
He threw posers to both the government
and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on the reasons
behind the over three-month-old industrial action that has paralyzed
academic activities.
He said, “I know that I have enough
persons here and also hopefully, enough instruments to carry this
message to the ears of the highest echelons of power in this country.
”The common people, the students and
their parents, whom I represent, do not believe the explanations the
politicians and the academics are giving for the strike; we don’t
believe them and we are appealing to them in God’s name to remember we
will all end this way (pointing to the dead); let them end this strike
immediately.
”I want to ask a question; it is a
question not a statement. I am asking the leadership of the country; is
it really true that you don’t have enough money to improve upon the
quality of education in this country or is it that you are stocking up
money in preparation for 2015 in order to buy your way to power or to
secure your future indefinitely through corruption?”
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