THE Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Kukah, believes one year is not enough to effectively judge the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
Kukah, who was at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, May 15, where he met with Tinubu, however, said government needs to communicate to Nigerians when it would fix the current socio-economic challenges in the country.
He told State House Correspondent that he came to discuss an upcoming event being planned by the Kukah Centre to address the topic of national cohesion, adding that the administration was providing solutions to the challenges besetting the country, but Nigerians need to get a sense of how soon they expect to breathe a sigh of relief from their various categories of pains.
“I’m sure that many people will tell you that one year is not enough to make a judgement. However, from where we all stand, we know that we are all in a very difficult situation.
“Nigerians are in various levels of pain and they are pains that are unintended. But they are as a result of certain policy decisions that, hopefully, with time, can be amended in order to serve the welfare of ordinary people,” Kukah explained.
He said it is the responsibility of the government to ensure better living conditions and security of the citizens, noting: “I believe that the essence of government is to guarantee the welfare and security of ordinary citizens. I believe that the times that we are in are very difficult times, and nobody should be under any illusion.
“But, there are also times for renewal. We just need to commit ourselves to the fact that building a good society takes a lot of time. It’s not something that is done in one lifetime. And for me, the most important thing is for us to continue on the building blocks of the things that we think are being done well.
“My argument has always been that the government needs to very quickly improve the quality of communication, so that Nigerians can at least get a sense of how long is it going to be before food is ready.”
