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INTERVIEW LORDSHIP
WITH

HIS

MOST REV. DR
MARK MAIGIDA NZUKWEIN,
THE CATHOLIC BISHOP OF WUKARI DIOCESE.

Gadfly: Your Lordship, Bishop: Actually, the
we are overjoyed and last administration of
honoured to have this Buhari was using this
session with you, and s t a t e m e n t a s
we deeply appreciate propaganda: "Change
your acceptance of our must begin with me"
proposal to interview but his government
you. We also use this ended up paying lip
m e d i u m t o service to it. They spoke
congratulate you on so much about change
your appointment as beginning with the
t h e fi r s t C a t h o l i c President himself but
Bishop of the Diocese how did they end up?
of Wukari. For the sake What legacy have they
of our audience, could left for Nigerians and for
you please briefly tell future generations? I
us something about would not like us to
yourself? approach this theme
from the perspective of
Bishop: I am Most Rev. a propaganda; to say
D r . M a r k M a i g i d a that 'change must
Nzukwein, the pioneer begin with me' but that
B i s h o p o f W u k a r i every Nigerian must
Diocese. I was born on 16 develop love for this
July 1969. I did my country. This country is
Philosophical studies at highly blessed in every
St. Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary, Makurdi sense of the word. We have everything we
from 1987-1990 and Theological studies at St. need so as to survive and thrive as a people. In
Augustine's Major Seminary Jos from 1991- fact, God has overwhelmingly blessed Nigeria!
1995. I was ordained a priest on 15 July, 1995 and We have almost everything that distinguishes
then ordained a bishop on 13 April, 2023. Prior a great nation: good climate, enormous
to my appointment as Bishop, I held various resources and many more. The challenge we
offices before and after my further studies at have is that we are yet to come to terms with
the Pontifical Salesian University, Rome, the blessings which God has bestowed upon
where I studied Catechesis and Youth us. That is why none of us is ready to take
Pedagogy from 1999-2002. This is who I am. personal responsibility for the development of
this great country. Everybody is going his own
Gadfly: Thank you so much for that brief way, everyone is doing his own thing, and
biography. The theme for this year's nobody is committed to the project called
magazine is 'Arise, O Compatriots! A Nigeria, and that is why all of us are suffering.
Personal Call to a Better Nigeria.' The theme We have many Nigerians all over the world
buttresses the need for all Nigerians, both just hanging around, but never proud of a
leaders and followers alike, to contribute country they can call their own. If only
their own quota in building a brighter and everyone of us will cultivate that profound love
better Nigeria. Taking into consideration for this country, with a great sense of
the present situation of our nation, Your patriotism in trying to make sacrifice and
Lordship, do you see the theme of this contribute to its progress, then the sky will be
edition of our Magazine as fitting for the our limit. For me, I think this is where we are
Nigerian society, especially as we hope for a failing. We have failed to recognise what God
positive change? has bestowed upon us as a nation, and as such