CRJ charges Nigerians to work for a better, greater nation

The Citizens for Righteousness and Social Justice (CRJ) has charged Nigerians to forgo political lethargy and rise to confront the ills holding back the country by working together to birth a greater nation.

The lecture was organised by the CRJ to mark its 32 anniversary.

The guest speaker, a lawyer, Rev Onyema Duruigbo, at the public lecture held in Okota, Lagos, said for Nigerians to have a better country, they must fight the battle of the mind and replace injustice with justice.

Speaking on the theme ‘Working for a better and greater Nigerian’, Duruigbo charged the electorate with voters’ cards to be ready to hold their elected representatives accountable, while calling on pressure groups to begin to reevaluate their value system.

He said: “When you value money more than integrity, then you will value it more than justice. This is what is rubbishing the nation.

“We must come to a point where we stand by the truth, act on the truth and the nation will be better for it.”

He said to drive change, Nigerians must see politics as a vehicle for positive change and join it irrespective of faith, to actualise their dream.

Duruigbo said by joining politics at the grassroots level, they can ensure that upright delegates who will vote for the interest of the people and not their own pockets are picked to represent the people.

CRJ National President, Rev John Adesanya, said the anniversary lecture was part of the organisation’s culture of reflecting on the state of the nation, noting that this year’s edition drew heavily from divine revelation and mandate to warn Nigerians, particularly politicians that ‘Enough is Enough.’

He called for a positive change of attitude, adding that there should be an end to the plundering of resources, violence, injustice and others.

Chairman on the occasion, Rev John Dansu, expressed optimism that Nigeria would be better and greater if the right things were done while calling for “an immediate need to address the defects in the present federal system.”

The event was attended by representatives of the Independent Corrupt Commission and Other Related Offences (ICPC), Federal Road Safety Corps, the Nigerian Police, community development associations, civil society organisations, and private individuals.