Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of
the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, has advised the Federal Government to handle
the pro-Biafra agitation with utmost care, stating that the agitators were
entitled to their request, therefore, must not be crucified for it.
Kuka called on the government to
draw the leader of the group close and dialogue with him, instead of force.
Speaking on the topic: “The
Pursuit of Happiness: Some Thoughts On Human Rights, Freedom And Justice In
Nigeria,” at the 41st Convocation Lecture of the Obafemi Awolowo University,
Ile-Ife, the priest urged President Muhammadu Buhari to have a round table
discussion with Kanu and his fellow activists, in order to maintain peace.
Kuka who stressed that the arrest
of Kanu by security operatives resulted in heavy protests across the globe,
affirmed that no governor in Nigeria could command the number of people that
the pro-Biafra leader brought out without any form of inducement.
He said: “This country cannot
continue this way. The Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has
the right to seek Biafra since we have freedom of expression. The problem of
Nigeria should not be with Kanu but with those who let the door open.
“The President of Nigeria or any
governor, unless he pays, cannot bring the number of people that Kanu brought
out.
“The anxiety of Nigeria should be
that a young man (Kanu) who can bring out this great number of people is worth
doing business with.”
The bishop called on Nigerians,
especially politicians, to discard lust for power and greed for material gain,
saying they do not bring happiness.
“The world can provide for the
need of everybody but cannot provide for the greed of everybody,” Kuka said.
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