Executive From Ripples, legislature face-off is about themselves, not Nigerians –Okogie laments
Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie has lamented the face off between the executive and legislative arms of government.
He also lamented that the fight between the arms of government is not really about Nigerians, but really about the politicians.
According to him, “Both parties in the conflict pretend to be fighting for us, they are fighting to guard the ‘trophy’ they won at the last election while preparing to retain the same trophy in the next election. They are so busy fighting that they have no time to work for our security. Their sterile conflict is, in fact, prejudicial to our security”.
According to him, “Both parties in the conflict pretend to be fighting for us, they are fighting to guard the ‘trophy’ they won at the last election while preparing to retain the same trophy in the next election. They are so busy fighting that they have no time to work for our security. Their sterile conflict is, in fact, prejudicial to our security”.
Cardinal Okogie who described Nigerian political leaders as failures, also said it is regrettable that at a time Nigerians thought the war against Boko Haram was being won that evils of violent herdsmen now stares everybody in the face.
According to him, while the leaders are well protected, the citizens are not.
“Political leaders who cannot provide security are a total failure” and called on the leaders to assume their responsibility and secure the land from armed robbers, kidnappers and herdsmen.
He urged the executive and legislative arms to unite and work for the development of the nation.
He said, “Our politicians are busy fighting one another, exchanging blows in the hallowed chambers of legislation, resorting to character assassination. Our law enforcement institutions have been turned into their arsenal in this battle of the sanctimonious; the executive accuses the legislature of corruption and vice versa”.
He continued, that “Their negligence of duty, their tantrums, their failure to be transparent and accountable with very few exceptions, point to the fact that they are part of the equation of insecurity in our country.
“Our leaders are well protected, but we the citizens are not. Political leaders who cannot provide security are a total failure.
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