The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Kukah has said the federal government cannot employ more than five per cent of the country’s population.
According to him, no government in the world provides employment for all its citizens, so Nigeria can’t be an exception, Premium Times reports.
Matthew Kukah, current Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto said:
“ Many states in Nigeria with a population of about 6-7 million, employ between 30-60,000 civil servants, including ghost workers. So, it is clear that no government can employ its entire people .”
Bishop Kukah made this known during the opening ceremony of the Third National Mission Congress of Nigeria, in Abuja.
He advised Nigerians to be hard working and make meaningful contributions to the development of the country. The Sokoto Bishop called on the youths to help make the nation a better place, saying it was wrong for people to think you must either be president, governor, and local government chairman before exercising leadership.
For instance, out of 170 million Nigerians, only one can be president at a time. “So, the assumption that if you are not holding a public office, you cannot exercise leadership is wrong ,” he said. Also at speaking at the event, a former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Kanu Agabi said Nigeria has still exists because of the prayers of the people.
Kukah, who is a member of the Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar-led National Peace Committee is believed to be against the government’s move to investigate corrupt past government officials. In August, he had come under serious attack after his visit to Aso Rock, where he gave reasons why the immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan and his administration should not be investigated.
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