‘Resign, you have failed Nigerians’, Catholic priests blast Buhari at fellow funeral

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… As the Acting Governor of Edo says, “Only God can heal our land.”

Grieving Catholic priests who buried one of their own, the Rev. Christopher Odia-Ogedegbe, who was gruesomely murdered by his captors penultimate Sunday in Ikabigbo, Etsako West Local Government Area of ​​Edo State, has ridiculed President Muhammadu Buhari over his failure to protect the life of citizens.

Lamenting the worsening insecurity in the country, the Catholic Diocesan Priests Association of Nigeria (NCDPA) has ostensibly told President Buhari to stand down as he cannot continue to preside over “the killing field and graveyard mass” that the country has become.

During the funeral mass and burial of Fr. Odia-Ogedegbe, former parish priest of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Ikabigbo, at the Priests’ Cemetery, Immaculate Conception Seminary, Ivianokpodi-Agenebode, to Etsako East LGA, National Chairman of NCDPA, Fr. Johnbosco Ezehi, said it was clear the President had failed in his primary duty to protect the lives of Nigerians.

Ezehi said, “We condemn the increasing attacks by alleged herders who have turned the country into a huge graveyard. If the president cannot ensure the security of our country, he automatically loses the trust of the citizens. He should no longer continue to preside over the killing field and mass graveyard that our country has become.

“Nigerians call on the President to take drastic and urgent action to reverse the horrific tragedy that threatens the foundation of our collective existence and unity as a nation. It is clear to the nation that the President has failed in his primary duty to protect the lives of Nigerians. »

Acting Edo State Governor Philip Shaibu, who led other senior government officials to pay their last respects to the late 41-year-old cleric, agreed with the father. Ezehi that the government had failed in its responsibilities to secure lives and property.

Shaibu noted that “if the issue of security was addressed early enough, we wouldn’t get to where we are today. We must look to God for help now while our country is troubled, and only God will heal our country.

Reassuring the people of Edo about the improved security in the state, the Acting Governor said, “As the state government, we have decided to take our destiny into our own hands and not push the blame. We work with security agencies and stakeholders to secure our state.

“We have involved religious leaders and vigilante groups, among others, and equipped them adequately to strengthen our security architecture. We want to secure the property and lives of our fellow citizens.

Shaibu noted that the state is localizing security and working with all state security actors to ensure a peaceful, safe and secure environment, adding, “We cannot isolate ourselves from federal security; and we call on everyone to be security guards, working with the government to secure our lands.

Also speaking, the Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Auchi, Most. Reverend Gabriel Dunia called on Federal, State and Local Governments to do what is necessary in protecting the life and property of the people which is their primary responsibility as “the Lord has entrusted the leadership and security of Nigeria into their hands. “. .

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