RevolutionNow Protest: Catholic Bishop Wants Buhari To Address Hardships

By Augustine Adah

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Adewale Martins, has urged the Federal Government to see the ongoing “#RevolutionNow” protest as a wake-up call to address the untold hardship Nigerians were undergoing.

Martins made the plea in Lagos while reacting to the ongoing agitations for better living conditions for Nigerians. He urged the government to ensure protection of their lives and property.

The Bishop in a statement said that President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration should also see the agitations as an opportunity to directly hear the complaints of Nigerians.

According to him, this will enable the government to redouble its efforts toward fulfilling their constitutional role of securing lives and property of the people.

The archbishop expressed displeasure over the rising cases of insecurity across the country, particularly the kidnapping and killing of innocent Nigerians by armed bandits.

He said, “Except urgent and concrete measures are taking to reassure Nigerians of safety of their lives and property across the country, things may soon get out of hands.

 “People may be forced to resort to self-help, if the government and security agencies continue to fail them.

“The ongoing protests by some groups is a reflection of the growing decay in the land and should be a wake-up call for the president to be more creative and decisive in addressing various agitations bothering the minds of Nigerians’.  

He further stressed that clamping down on the protesters would not solve the problem and urged the government to pay attention to issues bordering on the suffering of Nigerians.

“Clamping down on the protesters will not make the problems to disappear. Rather, I urge him, as the father of the nation, to pay attention to the issues that bother the citizens.

“The fears being expressed about the state of the nation are genuine and they deserve to be looked into urgently so as to save this nation from further distress.

“President Buhari needs to address the nation on these issues and give people the much-needed reassurance and hope. “If this is not forthcoming, people may feel free to interpret events as they wish,” Martins said.

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