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We can’t have a lame as president, says Cardinal Okogie
Amidst of the raging storm on President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, on the basis of his ill health, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, has said the country cannot afford to have a lame man as president.
In an exclusive interview with Daily Sun, Cardinal Okogie, who said many right thinking Nigerians had foreseen the present quagmire, blamed the present embarrassment, the president’s health is causing the nation, on former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who he accused of foisting Yar’Adua on Nigeria.
According to Cardinal Okogie, “Nigeria is such a big and complex nation that no one can really understand it. We, Nigerians, think we are clever. We think we can cheat God. In all the aspects of life, things that Nigerians were not doing 40, 50, 60 years back, we are doing them today and that is why there is no progress in this nation and unless we look back, there will be no progress.
“Take for example, the under 17 national team, look at what happened. Look at our Super Eagles. There was a time the Super Eagles was a team to be reckoned with in the world. What have we today? Nothing. Secondly, Nigerians like to be deceived, to be flattered and as a result, we now have so many sycophants all over.
“The fear of God right now in Nigeria is almost gone and except for the mercy of God that is still holding us and as a result of that, there are so many quacks that call themselves prophets and prophetess and all what not and people, because they are gullible, are giving them chances to feed fat on the innocent ones, leaving the true God that we should serve and serving man, telling lies to one another.
“During the campaign that brought Yar’Adua to office, Obasanjo was the one talking and the man he was campaigning for hardly spoke. Only God knows why. It is not because he is not given the gift of speech, but if you want him in such an exalted position, at least, you must allow him to express himself to his people.
Obasanjo was the one doing everything but those of us who have eyes and who have ears and who still have our senses correct, saw that there was something fishy about it. Now, how can you take a whole nation like this for a ride?
“Obasanjo knows this man is not too well and look at what we are getting. Why put somebody like that there? And look at the results of the election we had. You saw how everything went zig zag, zig zag and till today, they are still having tribunal, tribunal and tribunal.
“A big nation like Nigeria, a nation that God has raised up, we are levering ourselves just like the Israelites did because we want to show God that we are clever. We can’t go far. Nature must always take its turn! This is an indirect way of God telling us to be careful. From what the doctors are saying, with his diagram and everything, we can’t have a nation with a lame head of state,” he said.
Okogie, who frowned at those calling on President Yar’Adua not to resign, noted with emphasis that this calibre of Nigerians are praying for retrogression.
“Those, who are licking the boot of Yar’Adua, who still want him to be there whether dead or alive because of their ego, are praying for retrogression.
“The man is sick, and health, people say, is wealth. If he is not well cured, look at what is going to happen to the nation. Already it is happening and even his deputy has no power. What I am saying in effect is this: this man is sick. He cannot take the nation for a ride.”
Continuing, Cardinal Okogie noted that Nigeria is more than 150 million people and cannot be hanging on one person who is sick.
“It could have been a different thing if the Vice President has power. And like I read in one of the papers, he is trying to direct the nation on the telephone. Are we serious at all? This is the time for them to nip the thing in the bud. Those who are telling him not to resign should check their conscience,” he said.
the Metropolitan Archbishop of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, has said that the country cannot afford to have a lame man as president.
In an exclusive interview with Daily Sun, Cardinal Okogie who said many right thinking Nigerians had foreseen the present quagmire, blamed the present embarrassment the president’s health is causing the nation on former President Olusegun Obasanjo who he accused of foisting Yar’Adua on Nigeria.
According to Cardinal Okogie, “Nigeria is such a big and complex nation that no one can really understand it. We Nigerians think we are clever. We think we can cheat God. In all the aspects of life, things that Nigerians were not doing 40, 50, 60 years back, we are doing them today and that is why there is no progress in this nation and unless we look back, there will be no progress.
“Take for example, the under 17 national team, look at what happened. Look at our Super Eagles. There was a time the Super Eagles was a team to be reckoned with in the world. What have we today? Nothing. Secondly, Nigerians like to be deceived, to be flattered and as a result, we now have so many sycophants all over.
“The fear of God right now in Nigeria is almost gone and except for the mercy of God that is still holding us and as a result of that, there are so many quacks that call themselves prophets and prophetess and all what not and people, because they are gullible, are giving them chances to feed fat on the innocent ones, leaving the true God that we should serve and serving man, telling lies to one another.
“During the campaign that brought Yar’Adua to office, Obasanjo was the one talking and the man he was campaigning for hardly spoke. Only God knows why. It is not because he is not given the gift of speech, but if you want him in such an exalted position, at least, you must allow him to express himself to his people.
Obasanjo was the one doing everything but those of us who have eyes and who have ears and who still have our senses correct, saw that there was something fishy about it. Now, how can you take a whole nation like this for a ride?
“OBJ knows this man is not too well and look at what we are getting. Why put somebody like that there? And look at the results of the election we had. You saw how everything went zig zag, zig zag and till today, they are still having tribunal, tribunal and tribunal.
“A big nation like Nigeria, a nation that God has raised up, we are levering ourselves just like the Israelites did because we want to show God that we are clever. We can’t go far. Nature must always take its turn! This is an indirect way of God telling us to be careful. From what the doctors are saying, with his diagram and everything, we can’t have a nation with a lame Head of State,” he said.
Okogie who frowned at those calling on President Yar’Adua not to resign, noted with emphasis that this calibre of Nigerians are praying for retrogression.
“Those who are licking the boot of Yar’Adua, who still want him to be there whether dead or alive because of their ego are praying for retrogression.
“The man is sick, and health, people say, is wealth. If he is not well cured, look at what is going to happen to the nation. Already it is happening and even his deputy has no power. What I am saying in effect is this: this man is sick. He cannot take the nation for a ride.”
Continuing, Cardinal Okogie noted that Nigeria is more than 150 million people and cannot be hanging on one person who is sick.
“It could have been a different thing if the Vice President has power. And like I read in one of the papers, he is trying to direct the nation on the telephone. Are we serious at all? This is the time for them to nip the thing in the bud. Those who are telling him not to resign should check their conscience,” he said.
In an exclusive interview with Daily Sun, Cardinal Okogie, who said many right thinking Nigerians had foreseen the present quagmire, blamed the present embarrassment, the president’s health is causing the nation, on former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who he accused of foisting Yar’Adua on Nigeria.
According to Cardinal Okogie, “Nigeria is such a big and complex nation that no one can really understand it. We, Nigerians, think we are clever. We think we can cheat God. In all the aspects of life, things that Nigerians were not doing 40, 50, 60 years back, we are doing them today and that is why there is no progress in this nation and unless we look back, there will be no progress.
“Take for example, the under 17 national team, look at what happened. Look at our Super Eagles. There was a time the Super Eagles was a team to be reckoned with in the world. What have we today? Nothing. Secondly, Nigerians like to be deceived, to be flattered and as a result, we now have so many sycophants all over.
“The fear of God right now in Nigeria is almost gone and except for the mercy of God that is still holding us and as a result of that, there are so many quacks that call themselves prophets and prophetess and all what not and people, because they are gullible, are giving them chances to feed fat on the innocent ones, leaving the true God that we should serve and serving man, telling lies to one another.
“During the campaign that brought Yar’Adua to office, Obasanjo was the one talking and the man he was campaigning for hardly spoke. Only God knows why. It is not because he is not given the gift of speech, but if you want him in such an exalted position, at least, you must allow him to express himself to his people.
Obasanjo was the one doing everything but those of us who have eyes and who have ears and who still have our senses correct, saw that there was something fishy about it. Now, how can you take a whole nation like this for a ride?
“Obasanjo knows this man is not too well and look at what we are getting. Why put somebody like that there? And look at the results of the election we had. You saw how everything went zig zag, zig zag and till today, they are still having tribunal, tribunal and tribunal.
“A big nation like Nigeria, a nation that God has raised up, we are levering ourselves just like the Israelites did because we want to show God that we are clever. We can’t go far. Nature must always take its turn! This is an indirect way of God telling us to be careful. From what the doctors are saying, with his diagram and everything, we can’t have a nation with a lame head of state,” he said.
Okogie, who frowned at those calling on President Yar’Adua not to resign, noted with emphasis that this calibre of Nigerians are praying for retrogression.
“Those, who are licking the boot of Yar’Adua, who still want him to be there whether dead or alive because of their ego, are praying for retrogression.
“The man is sick, and health, people say, is wealth. If he is not well cured, look at what is going to happen to the nation. Already it is happening and even his deputy has no power. What I am saying in effect is this: this man is sick. He cannot take the nation for a ride.”
Continuing, Cardinal Okogie noted that Nigeria is more than 150 million people and cannot be hanging on one person who is sick.
“It could have been a different thing if the Vice President has power. And like I read in one of the papers, he is trying to direct the nation on the telephone. Are we serious at all? This is the time for them to nip the thing in the bud. Those who are telling him not to resign should check their conscience,” he said.
the Metropolitan Archbishop of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, has said that the country cannot afford to have a lame man as president.
In an exclusive interview with Daily Sun, Cardinal Okogie who said many right thinking Nigerians had foreseen the present quagmire, blamed the present embarrassment the president’s health is causing the nation on former President Olusegun Obasanjo who he accused of foisting Yar’Adua on Nigeria.
According to Cardinal Okogie, “Nigeria is such a big and complex nation that no one can really understand it. We Nigerians think we are clever. We think we can cheat God. In all the aspects of life, things that Nigerians were not doing 40, 50, 60 years back, we are doing them today and that is why there is no progress in this nation and unless we look back, there will be no progress.
“Take for example, the under 17 national team, look at what happened. Look at our Super Eagles. There was a time the Super Eagles was a team to be reckoned with in the world. What have we today? Nothing. Secondly, Nigerians like to be deceived, to be flattered and as a result, we now have so many sycophants all over.
“The fear of God right now in Nigeria is almost gone and except for the mercy of God that is still holding us and as a result of that, there are so many quacks that call themselves prophets and prophetess and all what not and people, because they are gullible, are giving them chances to feed fat on the innocent ones, leaving the true God that we should serve and serving man, telling lies to one another.
“During the campaign that brought Yar’Adua to office, Obasanjo was the one talking and the man he was campaigning for hardly spoke. Only God knows why. It is not because he is not given the gift of speech, but if you want him in such an exalted position, at least, you must allow him to express himself to his people.
Obasanjo was the one doing everything but those of us who have eyes and who have ears and who still have our senses correct, saw that there was something fishy about it. Now, how can you take a whole nation like this for a ride?
“OBJ knows this man is not too well and look at what we are getting. Why put somebody like that there? And look at the results of the election we had. You saw how everything went zig zag, zig zag and till today, they are still having tribunal, tribunal and tribunal.
“A big nation like Nigeria, a nation that God has raised up, we are levering ourselves just like the Israelites did because we want to show God that we are clever. We can’t go far. Nature must always take its turn! This is an indirect way of God telling us to be careful. From what the doctors are saying, with his diagram and everything, we can’t have a nation with a lame Head of State,” he said.
Okogie who frowned at those calling on President Yar’Adua not to resign, noted with emphasis that this calibre of Nigerians are praying for retrogression.
“Those who are licking the boot of Yar’Adua, who still want him to be there whether dead or alive because of their ego are praying for retrogression.
“The man is sick, and health, people say, is wealth. If he is not well cured, look at what is going to happen to the nation. Already it is happening and even his deputy has no power. What I am saying in effect is this: this man is sick. He cannot take the nation for a ride.”
Continuing, Cardinal Okogie noted that Nigeria is more than 150 million people and cannot be hanging on one person who is sick.
“It could have been a different thing if the Vice President has power. And like I read in one of the papers, he is trying to direct the nation on the telephone. Are we serious at all? This is the time for them to nip the thing in the bud. Those who are telling him not to resign should check their conscience,” he said.
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