THE Bishop of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Kukah, says for decades, he has shrugged off appeals to run for the country’s top political office, despite claims that he would make a “good president”.
“A lot of people have been saying to me in the last 30 years, ‘Come and contest elections. Come and contest the presidency of Nigeria,’” he said during an address at the 8th House of Justice Summit held in Kaduna State.
“Oga, make I finish with parish work, first. Because if I were under that illusion — a lot of people have told me, ‘We will pay for you. You don’t have to pay, because we believe you will make a good president.’
“But I know that I will not make a good president, because good presidents are not what you’re looking for.”
Kukah argued that in politics, Nigerians are not looking for “holy people” or “good men”.
“Because what do you mean by good?” he queried.
