By; NICHOLAS DEKERA, Kaduna
The General Assembly of the Catholic Diocese of Jalingo on Friday urged its faithful and Christians in the country to participate actively in politics and help in changing the fortunes of the nation.
This was contained in a communique at the end of its 20th General Assembly signed by Most Reverend (Dr) Charles Hamawa, the Catholic Bishop and Very Reverend Father Eugene Batare in Jalingo.
According to the communique, the notion that politics is a dirty game should not disccourage Christians to go in there and change it for a clean game for a better country come 2023.
The communique noted that the 23 years of the current democratic dispensation has failed to foster the desires for peace and development to the people.
It called on the 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 narratives for good.
“The assembly called 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 it 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.
