- The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev Nicholas Okoh, has rated President Muhammadu Buhari highly in his fight against corruption
- Okoh stated that Buhari’s success in that regard lay in the fact that corruption is a wrong thing and should not be allowed to become our way of life
- However, the cleric took issues with the president’s appointments, and stated that Buhari had a duty to treat all Nigerians fairly and spread his love equally across the country
President Muhammadu Buhari has been rated high on corruption by the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev Nicholas Okoh, Independent reports.
The cleric however warned the president to be mindful of his political appointments, and treat each group fairly.
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NAIJ.com notes that Okoh reminded Buhari that he is called ‘Baba’ by the populace; and advised him to live up to the name, and bring all his children close to him.
Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh (Photo credit: Independent)
Okoh also advised the president not to allow those around him discredit his administration.
He stated: “Going by the anti-corruption crusade, he has succeeded. Not necessarily judging by the number of people who have been jailed, not necessarily judging by the amount of money recovered, but by emphasizing the fact that corruption is a wrong thing and it should not become our way of life.
”That is the only success: to tell our ministers, to tell our governors, to tell our vice chancellors, to tell our head of institutions and anybody holding any appointment that stealing government money is not a correct thing.
“By that crusade alone, I think he has succeeded in doing something.
”We have lost the sense of sin in this country. In fact, some people started calling it miracle. They steal and say the miracle has happened. They go to church to go and do thanksgiving for doing a wrong thing.
“So, if only that recall to the knowledge of evil, to the sense of sin and the need for national rebirth; if only for that, I think he has done well.
“On other matters, I will appeal to him to spread his love across the country. Nigerians call him Baba. He should merit the title. Baba is a noble respectable title and he deserves it at his age.
“But if he is not careful in the way he allows his subordinates to help him in running the place, they will discredit him greatly.
“Because if you say you are the head, you are the leader, and all your children cannot come close to you, then what is the meaning of the Baba? A Baba should attract all his children.
“We are Africans. If you locate that in the African polygamous system, a man can have as many as five wives. If children from a particular woman call the man Baba and he doesn’t want to answer, it means he is discriminating against those ones. So, there should be fair treatment.”
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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that the presidency released a full list of all the appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari since he assumed office on May 29, 2015.
The move was in reaction to a newspaper publication in which northerners were alleged to have dominated the president’s appointments.
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Source: Naija.ng