Easter: Bishop Onaga charges Nigerian leaders to give possible hope to citizens 

By, Chinelo Kodilichukwu, Enugu 

The Catholic bishop of Enugu diocese Most Rev. Callistus Onaga has charged the Nigerian government to give possible hope to their citizens.

Onaga made this call during a press briefing at the bishop court Independence layout Enugu, urging Nigeria leaders to make life better for the citizens according to the resources within our reach.

He acknowledged that we have world wide difficulty, “but every country is trying to make things a bit lighter in the face of the world economic problem or crisis for their citizens. “Things are really difficult but we can make things bearable.” 

He called on the government to look into policies they claim to be working on, noting that nobody is hoodwinking one another in this country, but a lot needs to be done to convince our people in Nigeria that we really care.

According to him, “We are not saying that our president is not is not doing well. It is not enough to think of giving relief for just a short time. Somebody will be given one bag of rice, for how long will that person eat it? Somebody is just trying to make transportation from one end to the other, is that enough?

“I plead with our president to really step his feet down and talk to those working with him. As I am talking to the President, I am also talking to the Governors and also ourselves. The same thing applies to every Nigerian because I believe that every Nigerian has some level of control where he or she finds him or herself,”he said.

He further encouraged Nigeria citizens to have hope despite all their difficulties and sufferings in life noting that one day it will come to an end.

“In Spite of all our difficulties in life, sufferings in life, one day there will be an end to it. We are talking of existential end, that means as we are experiencing life here on earth, 

we shall experience some healing because the master who is our model went through sufferings and was able to survive the sufferings.

“Our Lord Jesus Christ having suffered pain, persecution, insults of all grades surmounted these obstacles. After being killed, three days after he rose from the dead. After being humiliated, he took his seat at the right hand of the father. That is the joy and hope of all christian”. 

He has given Christianity what it has today, that Christianity has stayed for two thousand and thirty six years”.

“My dear Nigerians. We shall have to draw strength from the prayers, abstinence from all the efforts we have made to be better, pure for us to surmount our present challenges at all levels. Christ promised us that he is with us till the end of time”.

“During this Easter, let us celebrate the hope believing that it will be better again. Let us individually, especially in this country Nigeria make efforts to make hope possible”.