Catholic Priest Cautions Tinubu Against Military Action In Niger

A Catholic priest, Rev Fr Magnus Ebere has warned against the use of military force in providing solutions to the crisis in Niger Republic.

Ebere said the use of military action by the ECOWAS forces will lead to unbearable consequences in the region particularly in Nigeria.

He made this known while addressing members at the Canaanland Adoration Counselling Centre at Onicha in the Ezinihitte Mbaise local government area of Imo State.

According to him, experiences had showed that using such military action has never provided the expected solution to such crisis situation.

Ebere maintained that embarking on unnecessary war with the coupists in Niger will worsen the situation.

The cleric said the only solution to such a situation is dialogue and not war adding that Nigeria will be the worst for it, if military aggression is used.

The priest called on Tinubu to face the problems in Nigeria rather than facing that of another country.

He advised the ECOWAS countries to use dialogue and diplomacy to discuss with the coupists in Niger as the best option.

The priest called on Tinubu to ameliorate the escalating hunger, terrible depression and untold hardships in Nigeria. He said that the situation is worsening on daily basis.

He also faulted Tinubu’s hasty removal of oil subsidy.

He said the president should have first moved in to his office, study the environment, set up his cabinet and economic advisers who will guide and direct him on the best way to handle the situation rather than staying at the swearing in ceremony and embarrassed the whole nation.

According to the Fr. Ebere, Tinubu wanted to take the credit of Peter Obi’s manifesto because during campaigns, Peter Obi described the fuel subsidy as a scam adding he will remove it when elected. In order to score cheap popularity not knowing the mind set of Peter Obi, the President hurriedly removed subsidy without any solution.