Nigeria’s polarisation worrisome — Kukah, other religious leaders
Rev Father Kukah Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto and other religious leaders, yesterday, expressed worry over the polarisation of the country’s along primodial lines such as religion and ethnicity. The religious leaders spoke differently as guests at the Society of African Mission’s, SMA, 166th anniversary thanksgiving in Lagos. They said that such divisions had continued to serve as the clogs in the wheel of nation’s quest for development and progress. The SMA, one of the missionary groups of priests of the Catholic Church worldwide, has been known for their social services that have benefitted the Catholic Church and people from other faiths. The SMA fathers, a foremost humanitarian body, apart from establishing pro-human facilities has also been in the vanguard of national cohesion through inter-faith dialogue to foster unity among the people. The theme of the event meant to sensitis...