The primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and security agencies to identify, expose and prosecute individuals and groups sponsoring insecurity and divisive ideologies across the country.
Ndukuba made the call yesterday during an interaction with journalists after his annual episcopal visit to the Cathedral Church of Advent, Life Camp, Abuja.
He advised that those working against Nigeria’s unity and democratic order should not be allowed to operate with impunity.
The Anglican primate said the country’s security challenges were being fuelled by individuals promoting ideologies that seek to undermine national cohesion and constitutional governance.
According to him, Nigeria’s persistent insecurity is rooted in contradictions that have repeatedly threatened the country’s stability and development.
“Those leaders who are supporting, fuelling or sponsoring these activities must be exposed. We need to expose those who are sponsoring this kind of ideology.
“You cannot divide the nation or fight against the unity and purpose of this nation and still want to be a leader. It cannot be,” he said.
Ndukuba noted that despite celebrating 27 years of uninterrupted democratic rule, some groups were still advocating systems that run contrary to Nigeria’s constitutional democracy.
He expressed concern over attempts to promote alternative structures of authority capable of creating divisions within the country, warning that such tendencies could push Nigeria towards the experience of failed states.
He urged Nigerians to remain united and resist forces seeking to weaken the nation’s democratic institutions.
The cleric, however, encouraged the citizens not to lose hope amid the country’s challenges, stressing that God remains able to transform difficulties into opportunities for progress.
“In our nation, in our families and in our lives, we see contradictions here and there, and oftentimes we wonder what is happening. But God is stepping into our situations, our pains, and our struggles to help us.
“Tribulations and challenges will not make us fall; rather, our stumbling blocks will become stepping stones,” he said.
