Bishop Abiodun Alani Olugbenro, general overseer, Mountain of
Solutions Ministries international, Maryland, Lagos, south-west Nigeria is a
radical, outspoken and blunt cleric.
In this interview with Emmanuel Udom, Olugbenro, an indigene of Badagry in Lagos, spoke on the many sins of the President
Muhammadu Buhari –led regime, the cash-and-carry doctrine of some religious
leaders, the role of Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the Buhari-led regime and why the
federal government should give a nod community policing, among other burning national
issues.
The Muhammadu Buhari-led regime
Well. Former
president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan
accepted defeat for the sake of peace in Nigeria and conceded victory to
Muhammadu Buhari in the April presidential election. While campaigning, Buhari
promised Nigerians democracy dividends.
He promised
to tackle corruption headlong, open-up governance, create jobs for jobless
persons, feed school children and ensure that the economy of the country is up
and running.
More than
seven months down the line, Buhari has disappointed Nigerians, who voted for
him. In the name of belt tightening, our economic indices showed that the
country is in a mess with no direction.
The anti-corruption
war of the Buhari regime is selective and vindictive. He delayed appointing
ministers with a promise to do a thorough job. At the end of the day, it is the
same old re-cycled politicians that he brought on board.
The role of religious leaders
in Nigeria
Ordinarily pastors and religious leaders are supposed to be representatives
of God on earth. But, today, materialism has gone into most churches. Pastors
now collect money as offerings and tithes from members and built monumental
universities and business empires.
Regrettably the tuition fees charged by most of these universities
run by some our religious leaders are far, far beyond the reach of the members of the church, who contributed
their money to the building of the universities. The judgment of God will
certainly begin in the church.
The role of Bola Tinubu in Buhari government
Bola Ahmed
Tinubu claims to be a Yoruba leader. But, the truth is that he is a foreigner
in Lagos from Osun state. In the past, he imposed foreigners as commissioners and
heads of parastatals in Lagos for his own selfish, monetary reasons.
He pocketed
Lagos and parts of south-west and was plotting to impose his core loyalists
when Buhari won the presidency until he was stopped on his track.
Community Policing
Terrorism is
having a field day north eastern parts of Nigeria, kidnapping in the south-west
and the east, simply because there is no functional community policing in
place.
Buhari
should think in the direction of ensuring a functional community policing
system in place, if he wants to crush Boko Haram, kidnapping, criminalities in
the county.
Your advice to Nigerians
From the realities on ground where
Buhari is complaining, finding faults and employing the blame game on the challenges
facing his government, it is obvious that Buhari is not the messiah Nigerians
have been praying for.
He was voted
into power to solve problems and fix Nigeria, not to apportion blames. Therefore,
I advice Nigerians to take their collective destinies into their hands and
embark on peaceful and bloody revolution to change things in the country for
good.
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