“Sadly, today, years and years of corruption and
abuse of office have turned the otherwise noble profession and vocation of
politics into a dark temple where money and power occupy the pantheons and
enlist worshippers. The result is that rather than seeking men and women of honor
for public office, our country has lost a sense of a common vision for creating
the Good society. Nigerians have now developed a navel gazing and incestuous
view of power that feeds on primordial sentiments. We no longer trust the other,
only those who worship with us, speak like us, can be trusted to represent us.
Today, Nigerians believe that the only good public office holder is not the one
who is most qualified, the most honest, the one with the greatest capacity to
do good, but rather, the one who is a member of our circle of greed.” Bishop Kukah.
(Culled from Sahara Reporters: Bishop Kukah's
Speech At Governor Patrick Yakowa's Funeral In Kaduna)
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