Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale MartinsThe Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, has urged Nigerians not to stir a full blown political crisis in the country, but rather they should support and pray for President Muhammadu Buhari to return to his seat hale and hearty.
The clergy added that he hoped the president would return home sooner than expected as Nigerians too were anxiously waiting to received him.
He urged Nigerians to be calm and believe in God, saying that He would help ward off any storm around the country.
The Cleric who disclosed this during the priestly ordination of Fr. Ndaka at Gerad Tanko and Fr. Martins Chuibike, at the community worship centre, Society of St. Paul Catholic Church Iju, in Lagos State.
Rev. Martins expressed concern over the decaying corrupt tendencies among public officers, who he said, had looted the nation’s treasury black.
He said that the disease of corruption must be cured for there to be development in the country.
According to the Archbishop, the quest of acquiring glamour, fame and power has led to the decadence in the society today. He also said that incidences of terrorism, kidnapping, ritual killing, rise in crime due to the increasing rate of unemployment and economic crunch has made the environment less secure.
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