YAOUNDÈ, Cameroon – A leading Nigerian prelate has said that the very structure of the state in Africa’s most populous nation is “dysfunctional” and “not working,” including the division of the country into 36 states and the role of the military in national affairs.
Despite fears under President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, both Muslims, that Nigeria may be headed for increased Islamization, Bishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto in the Muslim-dominated north also said he’s convinced the new administration won’t “instrumentalize” religion.
