- * Warns Against Military Intervention
By David Odama (In Lafia, Nasarawa State)
The Catholic, Bishop of Lafia Diocese, in Nasarawa State, Dr. David Ajang has cautioned politicians against inviting the military to take over the reign of government with their actions and inaction that were capable of truncating democracy in the country.
Ajang accused politicians of being responsible for most military coups in Africa, advised politicians in Nigeria to guard their utterances and over heating the polity by playing the game according to the tenets of democracy in order to ensure it's sustenance in the country.
Speaking at the 10th wedding Anniversary of a member of the Nasarawa state House of Assembly, Daniel Oga Ogazi at Garaku, Kokona Local Government Area of the state, the clergy attributed incidences of coup in Africa to bad governance, corruption and the neglect of the youths in the scheme of things.
While advising politicians to eschew rancour, hate speeches, promotion of religious sentiment and ethnicity, Bishop Ajang appealed to the political gladiators to create an enabling environment and open up the political space that would involve the youths and create jobs for the benefits of the generality of the people.
While delivering a sermon at the occasion, Ajang urged the couple to always appreciate the marital institution by loving one another, show understanding, tolerate till death and make them partners, just as he urged parents to continue to inculcate moral values in their children in the interest for the family's growth.
Meanwhile, the Arch-Bishop of Jos, Dr Matthew Ishaya Audu, has challenged the political gladiators to engage the youths in positive ventures rather than using them as tools to settle discords, adding the nation must thread with caution as the stage is now getting set for the 2023 general elections.
The clergy lamented the use of the youths as thugs, saying the nation would be sitting on a time bomb if the trend is not changed. He said, "the youths you are using and equipping with dangerous weapons against your opponents may turn against you tomorrow, which will be detrimental to the peace of the country.
He said lack of education, unemployment and other challenges are largely responsible for the high level of insecurity in the country. He congratulated the couple and wished them a successful marriage life. NNL.
