Mathew Hassan Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, has asked the All Progressives Congress APC-led Federal Government to urgently halt the current hardship in the country by immediately addressing the high pump price of petrol.
Speaking on Friday in Abuja at the unveiling of The Progressive Institute TPI, the intellectual arm of the APC, charged the Federal Government to do something urgently to address the hardship in the country.
“A girl was asked, which party are you? APC, LP or PDP? She said ‘I am hungry’, so we Nigerians are hungry.
“You have to find a way of reducing this price of fuel.
“Unless democracy is anchored on sound foundation, we will be building on sand. I am concerned about the quality of democracy in Nigeria. We need to fix the problem with democracy in Nigeria”, he stated.
Present at the event included the APC national chairman, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje; President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio represented by his deputy, Barau Jibrin; Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Senator George Akume; Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum PGF and Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma; Ondo State governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa; ministers; APC states Chairmen and many others.
