By Iliya Kure
The General Assembly of the Catholic Diocese of Jalingo on has urged members and Christians in the country to participate actively in politics and help restore Nigeria to its glorious path.
A communique signed by Most Rev Dr Charles Hamawa the Catholic Bishop and Very Rev Fr Eugene Batare in Jalingo, at the end of its 20th General Assembly tasks people to shun the notion that politics is a dirty game, encouraging Christians to go into it and change it to a clean game for a better Nigeria come 2023.
The communique noted that the 23 years of the current democratic dispensation has failed to foster the desires peace and development to the people.
It called on Christian community in the country to be card carrying members of political parties of their choices, contest elections, vote at elections and fully follow all the processes to enable them change the narrative for good.
“The assembly call on the catholic faithful and Christians to actively participate in politics for the good of the nation.
“If the notion that politics is a dirty game is anything to go by then, it should encourage Christians to participate in order to change to a clean game for a better nation,” it stated.
The assembly also called on Nigerians to eschew violence and support government and security agencies to tackle the growing insecurity to ensure rapid development.
It called on the Federal Government to redouble its efforts in ensuring an end to the frequent strikes by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which it noted, was destroying the country’s future.
The assembly also resolved to continue to uphold righteousness and spread the good news to the people for a peaceful and fulfilled society
