Cardinal Onaiyekan Urges President Tinubu: "We Can’t Continue Like This" – Calls for Urgent Action on Insecurity, Corruption, and Hardship
Cardinal John Onaiyekan, the Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja and a leading figure in the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), has delivered a stark warning to President Bola Tinubu, declaring that Nigeria cannot sustain its current trajectory of insecurity, economic hardship, and leadership failures. In an interview aired on Arise TV following the CBCN's recent communique expressing deep dismay over the nation's worsening socio-economic and political challenges, Cardinal Onaiyekan emphasized that the bishops are not seeking to seize power but are compelled by love for the country to "speak truth to power." "We can’t continue like this," Onaiyekan stated emphatically. "We must change the way we are doing things. Definitely, if we do [continue], there will be more anger, more calls for change." He outlined key demands he would make if granted direct access to the President: Prioritize Security Above All Cardinal ...