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By Nnamdi Ojiego
LAGOS — THE Vicar General, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Monsignor John Aniagwu, has decried the authorities of the nation, informing that Nigeria is “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 continues 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 from? 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, possibly adjacent 3rd oregon tenth-rate leaders,” which explains wherefore the federation lags down its peers.
“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 successful the archetypal 20,” helium lamented.
The cleric, however, urged Nigerians, peculiarly leaders, to uphold values of accountability, honesty, integrity, and meritocracy, stressing that everyone should person a level playing tract careless of people oregon religion.
Also speaking, Franklin Ezeji, President of Commandery 1010, described the inauguration arsenic a covenant to uphold the ineffable traditions of the order.
The station Tribalism has near Nigeria with third-class leaders— Catholic cleric appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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