……urges him to tackle food crisis in the country.
Felicia Asuquo, Abuja
The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Most Reverend Matthew Kukah, has urged President Bola Tinubu with a matter of urgency to quickly address the food crisis in the country.
Kukah stated this at the unveiling of the Progressive lnstitute of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Abuja on Friday 6th August,2024.
The cleric went further to state that Nigerians are hungry and something urgent needs to be done and steps to be taken to reduce the cost of fuel
While speaking further, the bishop said unless democracy was built on an intellectual foundation, “it will be built on sand.”
According to him, politics must be seen as a science to deliver good governance and not a game of looting.
He also said the Kukah Centre desires to raise the bar.
While noting that he is not a politician, the clergyman, however, said he is political and believed in promoting quality leadership.
Investigator news reports that the event had governors, ministers, party leaders and other appointees of government from both national and state levels present.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume was also in attendance, as well as representatives of Vice President, Kashim Shettima, and Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
It will be recalled that Nigeria currently battles one of the worst food crises in history, with food inflation pegged at over 40 per cent by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
The ongoing increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol from around N585 per litre to almost N900 per litre by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has also sparked uproar in the country, with many calling for a reversal.