Fr. Alia and the Seduction of Power
While his local Catholic bishop cries out in agony over the atrocities ed upon his flock, the priest-governor shouts even louder to dismiss the cries, practically accusing his own bishop of lying to appease his political benefactors.
Who could have imagined that a Catholic priest would descend to mobilising platoons of state security personnel and political thugs against a peaceful guest, when those very resources, had they been mobilised against the bandits and kidnappers terrorising Benue, would have earned him everlasting acclaim?
Fr Hyacinth Alia, the Governor of Benue State, is entirely human and a Nigerian politician, and as such cannot be living the ideal life.
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