Nigeria racing backwards —Monsignor Aniagwu, Lagos Vicar-General

By Nnamdi Ojiego

The Vicar General, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Monsignor John Aniagwu, has decried the authorities of the nation, informing that Nigeria was racing backwards owed to enactment nonaccomplishment and entrenched tribalism.

Speaking astatine the inauguration of St. Leo’s Commandery 1010 and Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Laux 887 of the Knights of St. John International successful Ikeja, Aniagwu lamented that the state had continued to sideline competent citizens successful favour of taste considerations, thereby weakening its enactment pool.

“Right now, radical are not valued for what they tin bash oregon who they are. The archetypal question asked is: which people are you? In the process, we suffer the services of radical who tin truly enactment for this state due to the fact that we discriminate against them,” helium said.

The outgoing Parish Priest of St. Leo’s Catholic Church, Ikeja, added that this civilization has near Nigeria with “second-rate leaders, adjacent 3rd oregon tenth-rate leaders.”

According to him, this explains wherefore the federation lags down its peers.

The cleric said: “Nigeria of contiguous cannot beryllium compared with Nigeria of 40 years ago. Certainly, you cannot comparison Nigeria contiguous with galore different countries connected our ain continent.

“If you database the 10 champion countries successful Africa successful presumption of progress, Nigeria volition not beryllium among them, possibly not adjacent among the archetypal 20.”

He urged Nigerians, peculiarly leaders, to uphold values of accountability, honesty, integrity, and meritocracy, demanding that everyone beryllium fixed a level playing tract careless of people oregon religion.

Beyond the authorities of the nation, Aniagwu reflected connected the relation of the Knights of St. John International wrong the religion community, noting that their beingness would fortify parish beingness done spirituality, work and progressive participation.

Also speaking, Sir Franklin Ezeji, President of Commandery 1010, described the inauguration arsenic a covenant to uphold the ineffable traditions of the order, pledging that members would support the faith, beforehand foundation and service the vulnerable.

“As member knights, you are expected to enactment with your talents, your time, and your treasure. Our ngo is besides to foster relationships, transportation retired works of mercy, and talk information to powerfulness wherever necessary,” helium said.

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