The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has lamented that quacks have taken over every institution in the country, including the country\u2019s political space.<\/p>\n
Kukah said that the quest to achieve a united Nigeria, devoid of rationalization and fictionalization, will only be an illusion.<\/p>\n
The cleric spoke at the National Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, Kukah.<\/p>\n
He further said Nigeria is one of the most dangerous country in the world to live in.<\/p>\n
Kukah said, \u201cThe quest for national cohesion remains an illusion and the result, therefore, is that marketing Nigeria becomes an act of frustration. In part because too many issues have still not been resolved.<\/p>\n
\u201cTragically as the population has increased we have not been able to craft a narrative.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs there any institution in Nigeria that has not been taken over by quacks, including our politics?<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no institution you can blame in this country, everywhere. That is why it is even so dangerous and so important to think about how to advertise Nigeria. I mean, where do you start?<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that the problems in Nigeria have very little to do with the things that we ascribe, but is everything to do with our inability, sheer incapacity to manage diversity. Managing diversity is a science.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we do not have a sense of direction and purpose; a nation that does not have a clarity of vision as to where it is going, and what the tools that are required.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you live in a country like Nigeria, where people are safer with their nephews, cousins, brothers, sisters, as special assistants, personal assistants, then we are in trouble.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow we manage diversity in Nigeria then becomes an issue.\u201d<\/p>\n
Continuing, he said, \u201cThe question then is if you want to market Nigeria, where do you start from. We are practising politics of a very poor quality.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur politics have become so regionalised, fractionalised. Whenever I look at the map of the last elections, I do not feel proud as a Nigerian. That you will have an election where very clearly, the country is divided into two and the lines are precise.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf this is the kind of country that we have, how do we develop the capacity to manage diversity. When a president is travelling, the governors are struggling to go with him.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd yet in reality, for those journeys, like when the president is going to China, there must be an academic expert who understands China, who should be able to brief the President.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the only country where the only experts are those manufactured by those in power. Does it not surprise you? The country has become averse to expertise, to intellectual contribution.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe incredible capacity of our people is in suspended animation. It is really frightening what is happening in Nigeria. With the kidnapping in Katsina yesterday, there are no more sacred spaces in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cit is a mortal sin and a massive scared on Nigeria\u2019s face the millions of young people who are moving around and have turned to crime. It is totally unacceptable that we would live with so much and so many of our people are objects of humiliation around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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