Merely Distributing Money Is Not Enough- Kuka Tells Tinubu

Merely distributing money, essentially through already corrupted channels is not indication of good leadership, Rev Father Mathew Hassan Kukah, has told President Bola Tinubu

Kukah, the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, gave the admonition on Sunday, delivering his Easter message, pointing out the danger of such past time.

According to him, “Merely distributing money through already corruption-riddled structures is not enough and diminishes the dignity of our citizens.

“No one needs to line up to receive aid when we are not in a war.

“Give our people back their farms and develop a comprehensive agricultural plan to put our country back on the path of honour and human dignity,” Kukah said.

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He also admonished the president to work to foster unity in the country, through a robust template  that could put the country on the path of national healing.

“This must include a deliberate policy of inclusion that will drastically end the immoral culture of nepotism.”

“The government must design a more comprehensive and wide-ranging method of recruitment that is transparent as a means of generating patriotism and reversing the ugly face of feudalism and prebendalism.

“There is a need for a clear communications strategy that will serve to inspire and create timelines of expectations of results from policies. There is a need for clarity over questions of the who, what, when, and how national set goals are to be attained and who can be held accountable.”

“It is cheering to hear that the President has announced that kidnapping and banditry are now to be treated as acts of terrorism.

“If so, we need to see a relentless and implacable plan to end this menace with a definite dateline for bringing these terrorists to their knees, no matter what it will take. Without a timeline for eliminating these evils – the despicable, malevolent and execrable demons from among us.”

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He also expressed concern in the ubiquitous presence of military men all around us, saying it was reducing their dignity.

“This has very serious consequences both for its professionalism, its integrity and perceived role in protecting society. No other person than the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, rightly observed recently that the military is facing the dilemma of what he called, ‘see finish’.

“It is now difficult to say whether the persistence of insecurity is a cause or a consequence of military ubiquity”, he stated.

There is therefore more to governance, and merely distributing money is not enough, the clergy man stated.