The Bishop of Sokoto Diocese and member of the National Peace Committee, Rev. Fr. Mathew Kukah, has asked Nigerians to be appreciative of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
He said that Dr. Jonathan’s act of conceding defeat in the 2015 presidential election is one that has kept the country together and so “Nigerians should be appreciative of what he did”.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday, Bishop Kukah further stated that the committee has not been sent to beg on anyone’s behalf to avoid probe. He noted that the former “President Jonathan eloquently said he was not afraid of probe.”
He commended President Buhari for the work he has so far done but stated that his party (APC) was voted to govern and they should go ahead to govern because Nigerians are eager for a new nation.
He stated that the government needs to develop a communication strategy that would enable citizens understand the government’s direction as he believes there has been an air of uncertainty among Nigerians who want to know where the country is heading.
Speaking on the activities of the National Peace Committee, Bishop Kukah noted that the purpose of the committee was for “moral authority” and not to replace the National Assembly, Court or Police. He refereed to them as “non-state actors who are very busy”.
“The business of our committee is not to solve the problems of Nigeria but the business of the government in power, led by the APC, to resolve the problems of Nigeria.”
He then urged the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to start addressing the country’s challenges because the world is focusing on Nigeria, especially the international community because of the issue of Boko Haram.
