The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most. Rev. Matthew Kukah, on Saturday, tasked Nigerians to compel political officeholders to fulfil their campaign promises.
Kukah gave the advice in a keynote address at a centenary public lecture and awards ceremony by the Catholic Herald.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event had the theme: “The Nigerian State: Transcending Challenges, Attending True Nationhood”.
The event was to celebrate the centenary anniversary of the Herald, the oldest newspaper in Nigeria.
Kukah spoke on nation-building said that the quality of the civil society, to a large extent, determined the extent of change in a society.
The cleric appealed to the leadership to be people-oriented in their policies and administration.
Kukah said that there was a need for governments to carry the citizens along in projects and programme implementation to meet the needs of the masses.
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He said “Nigeria’s journey to nationhood should be of concern to the people and with an eye on the desired destination.
“Pray that God renews our strength to champion just causes.“Nation-building is a long-distance race that needs patriotic zeal to sustain to stardom,” he said.
Catholic Herald was one of the platforms used by nationalists to push for Nigeria’s independence.
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Adewale Martins, who spoke at the event, tasked newspapers with stirring up public discourse to advance society.
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