His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, the Emeritus Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, has clarified that the recent EndBadGovernance protests were not aimed at ending chief Bola Tinubu’s administration, but rather at addressing the issue of poor governance in Nigeria.
Speaking at an event organized by the Christian Youth for Peace and Development Initiative in Abuja on Tuesday, Archbishop Onaiyekan emphasized that the youth are demanding better management of the country.
The Archbishop acknowledged the impatience of the youth, noting that their frustration is understandable given the current state of affairs. He also questioned the wisdom of advising the youth to be patient, pointing out that such advice might be unrealistic.
Onaiyekan stated, “The 10 days of #EndBadGovernance protests saw the young people coming out in large numbers. From my own opinion, they were not coming out to insult anybody.
“They didn’t say that they were ending Tinubu’s government. They simply said they want to end bad governance. Is there anything wrong with that? We all must be seen to be trying to end bad governance.
“But what has come up is that we all seem to agree that we can do better than what we are doing as far as governance and management of Nigeria is concerned.”
“I’m not sure whether he was very patient when he was 30 years old. He wasn’t patient.
He added, “The young people cannot be patient, but they should not be patient. Because if they are patient, they will just sit down and do nothing.”
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