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By Marie-Therese Nanlong
Jos – The Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria, CLCN has urged all Nigerians, to be honest in conscience, rise above the sentiments of political parties, support and vote for the best candidates whose manifestos and economic blueprint can lead Nigeria out of her present
quagmire.
The body also called on the electorate to consider the age, health status, intellectual sagacity, and grasp of a developmental paradigm shift in choosing their next leaders as the nation goes into the general elections in 2023.
At a resolution reached at the end of its 149th National Executive Council, NEC meeting held at St. John the Evangelist’s Cathedral in Bauchi, with the theme: Revitalizing our Catholic Faith for Political Stability and Enhanced Security in Nigeria, a copy made available to journalists in Jos, the body reiterated that the country has suffered so much due to failure of leadership hence the need to end the trend.
In the document signed by Sir Henry Yunkwap, National President and Mr. Godwin Gege, Acting National Secretary-General, Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria respectively, the Council also condemned the unjustifiable and unprovoked attack on facilities, abduction and gruesome murder of
Catholic priests, religious, lay faithful and innocent Nigerians in general.
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According to the document, “The problem of Nigeria is the failure of leadership; the inability of our leaders to rise to their responsibilities. The Council, therefore, urge Catholics to study and apply the Catholic social teachings to extensive and complex issues in all spheres of life, so that being involved in the political developments in Nigeria, will be able to revitalize our Catholic faith for political stability in the nation.
“Council joins her voice to that of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) to urge all Catholic Lay
Faithful and Nigerians in general, to be honest in conscience and rise above the sentiments of political parties, support
and vote for the best candidates whose manifestos and economic blueprint can lead Nigeria out of her present
quagmire. The electorates must consider the age, health status, intellectual sagacity, and grasp of developmental
a paradigm shift in choosing their next leaders…
“The Council condemns the unjustifiable and unprovoked attack on facilities, abduction and gruesome murder of
Catholic priests, religious, lay faithful and innocent Nigerians in general. The Federal government must rise to its statutory obligation of protecting the life and property of its citizens. The Federal Government should note that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is seeking the
common good of Nigerian students, lecturers and the university system in its entirety and should yield to all reasonable demands of the striking university lecturers.
“Also, the “No work no pay” policy should be rescinded to alleviate the
the plight of the families of the affected university lecturers.
Council calls on government at all levels to create employment opportunities and make the same available to employable and creative youths and not just the children of the “high and mighty”. Council, therefore, admonishes the youths that are caught up in the web of “get rich quick” syndrome to explore and exploit their God-given talents for positive rather than negative purposes as a good end does not justify an immoral means…”
