The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Most Rev’d Matthew Hassan Kukah has reminded the All Progressives Congress, APC-led government that Nigerians are hungry, urging the Federal Government to cut down the prices of fuel to reduce suffering in the country.
Bishop Kukah stated on Friday this while speaking at the unveiling of the Progressive Institute, a think-tank arm of the ruling party in Abuja.
According to the Catholic cleric, he had an encounter with a young lady at the last general election whom he asked which party she was supporting, whose answer was, “I’m hungry”, hence the need to remind the government that all Nigerians were going through hardship.
“I am happy that the political leaders are here, and I want to say that Nigerians are hungry. You must find a way of reducing the prices of fuel to reduce the suffering in the country,” Kukah pleaded.
The bishop commended the APC for the initiative and assured that the Kukah Centre, a Nigeria-based policy research institute founded by him will partner with the Progressive Institute to promote scientific approach to politics and governance for Nigeria’s advancement.
“I have always said that I am not a politician but I am political. I am not a member of the APC. If Labour Party invites me, I will go, if it is the PDP that invites me, I will also go.
“The Institute will help the political leaders to change the rules of engagement. Once they are elected, spiritualists, ritualists will dictate their activities. I want to urge Nigerian politicians to move from marabouts to scientific approach to administering the country,” Kukah added.
In a goodwill message, the forum of APC state chairmen, delivered on its behalf by the Nasarawa State’s party chairman, Hon. Aliyu Bello, admitted that there was hunger but that the President Bola Tinubu-led APC government was addressing it.