Abuja – John Cardinal Onaiyekan, former President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has said that politics was “not for miserable people seeking a way to get out of poverty”.
Cardinal-Onaiyekan
“Nigerians should stop complaining and get involved in politics because it is a serious task that will salvage the nation and give the youths hope for the future.
“It should not be left for miserable people seeking a way out of poverty, or for selfish individuals desperate to manipulate the system in their favour,” Onaiyekan said. His views were conveyed in a Homily at the opening plenary of the four-day annual conference of Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), currently holding at the St. Gabriel Chaplaincy, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Abuja. The theme of the conference is: “Entrepreneurship Awareness: What the Church Can Do’’. According to him “politics is for altruistic men and women with talent, conviction and desire to contribute to making our nation a better home for all”. He urged Nigerians to see politics as a noble vocation targeted at serving the common good. “Nigerians should get involved in the rough arena of politics. It is only then that a new kind of politics will emerge and real change will be achieved,’’ he said.
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