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Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said
leaders across the world should look out not just for their own
interests, but also that of the society.
Jonathan’s comment comes as protesters, instigated by President
Donald Trump, invaded the US Capitol in an attempt to block the
transfer of power to Democrat Joe Biden.
Famous for conceding a bitterly-contested election in 2014,
Jonathan said the purpose of leadership was to bring people
together, not divide them.
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“I have repeatedly said nobody’s political ambition is worth the
blood of any citizen, in any part of the world,” he said.
“Absolutely nobody.”
He added: “Again, I reiterate that it is better to lose power at
the cost of gaining peace, than to gain power at the price of
losing the peace.
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“As a leader, one must not just look unto one’s own interest,
but the interest and the good of society.
“It is never too late to reject the venom and inject the serum
of peace. It is necessary to state that the highest purpose of
leadership is to bring people together, even those that do not
share in your philosophy.
“And you do not need an office to do that. All you need to
achieve that height of leadership is conscience. Let us be men of
conscience at this hour.”
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah,
has called for a sense of urgency in trying to salvage the
country.
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He said the frustration in the country is rising by the day,
adding that this could be seen in the rise in domestic violence and
inter-communal conflicts.
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In his sermon at the wake mass for Archbishop Peter Yariyock
Jatau at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral, Kaduna on Tuesday, Kukah
rebuked corrupt politicians, accusing them of adopting
contractocracy as a governance mechanism.
He said: “Today, our dear nation is like the proverbial farmer
searching for his black goat. He has to do it with a sense of
urgency because darkness is setting in as the sun quickly
recedes.
“Our nation has become one huge waste land, huge debris of the
deceit, lies, treachery, double dealing and duplicity. Nigerian
politicians have turned our politics into a huge trojan horse, a
hoax, a hall of guile and dissimulation.
“The levels of frustration are rising by the day and we can see
all this in the rise in domestic violence and inter-communal
conflicts. A combination of all these has turned us unto a nation
at war with itself,” he said.
Kukah, in the sermon, also spoke about shortcomings in governance
and how the failings have imparted negatively on the citizens.
In the sermon titled, “A Nation in Search of Its Soul”, Kukah
mocked corrupted government officials who pretend to be religious
while wallowing in sinful lifestyle.
“Nigerians complain that the country is full of churches and
mosques and they cannot find the values of these religions in
everyday life. We sin at home by stealing the nation’s resources
but we seek repentance and forgiveness in Saudi Arabia and
Jerusalem in the guise of lesser or higher pilgrimages,” he
stated.
Kukah said remembering Jatau is an opportunity to recall the
contributions of Christian missionaries and Christian education to
laying the foundation for the production of the quality and calibre
of men and women of yesterday whose legendary moral fiber still
resonates in Nigeria today.