Bishop Matthew Kukah, a respected voice in Nigeria’s religious community, has issued a stark warning: if the government fails to prioritize education, the country will continue to reap are harvest of insecurity and violence.
Speaking at the Rotary International conference in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Bishop Kukah painted a dire picture of a nation neglecting its youth and paying the price in bloodshed and chaos. “The scourge of banditry will only continue to spread if we don’t invest in the minds of our young people,” he declared.
With passion and conviction, Bishop Kukah urged the government to take immediate action, warning that the consequences of inaction would be catastrophic. “We are sowing the seeds of destruction if we fail to educate our youth,” he emphasized.
The clock is ticking, and Nigeria’s future hangs in the balance. Will the government heed Bishop Kukah’s warning and prioritize education, or will the country continue down a dangerous path of violence and instability.
He said Nigeria is facing banditry and terrorism attacks due to the government’s lack of investment in educating the young generation.
The cleric attributed the rising security challenges in Nigeria to the consequences of the young generation not having a proper education.
He said, “We are facing the challenges that are the consequences of our children not having education. Now everybody is fearing bandits, everybody is fearing Boko Haram, we are reaping today what we sowed yesterday and it will actually grow worse.
“We have millions of children, at least between 10 and 12 or 15 million children that are on the streets who are begging, each of these children are growing by the day, the Almajiri that is 10 now, in 10 years time he will be 20 years so unless we quickly do something the situation may go worse,” he said.
He charged philanthropists, religious organisations and other humanitarian organisations to channel their efforts towards combating illiteracy.
He said, “Nigeria must try to combat illiteracy because there is no substitute for education and if we who are educated believe that we are secure then we must think again.”
Also speaking, former President Olusegun Obasanjo charged the Rotary club to rechannel their efforts in creating a better world.
Obasanjo called on the club to continue to put service to humanity above every other thing.
The former President urged participants to use the conference opportunity to reignite the passion for helping the less privileged and positively impacting society.
Banditry and terrorism have forcibly displaced numerous individuals from their homes, especially in the northern region of the nation.
The escalating insecurity in the country has sparked outrage, prompting stakeholders to demand stringent measures from the Federal Government to combat kidnappings.
A Borno State House of Representatives member, Ahmed Jaha, on Thursday, urged the Federal Government to enlist military mercenaries to tackle the nation’s security challenges, suggesting the recall of those employed during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.
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