“Pedimos ao governo nigeriano que garanta segurança adequada para as pessoas e seus bens. Onde não há paz não pode haver desenvolvimento”, disse pe. Benedict Ahamojie, ao apresentar o documento final da Assembleia Pastoral da Arquidiocese de Abuja, encerrada no último fim de semana. Os participantes da Assembleia condenaram veementemente os recentes massacres de civis cometidos em várias áreas da Nigéria.
Só no último fim de semana, pelo menos dez civis foram mortos em ataques a aldeias no nordeste da Nigéria, informaram autoridades locais em 7 de setembro. Os agressores mataram quatro residentes, durante o sono de domingo, 6 de setembro, na aldeia de Kurmari, a 40 km do centro regional capital Maiduguri. Em outro vilarejo nos arredores de Maiduguri, também no domingo, os jihadistas suspeitos queimaram três pessoas vivas e mataram uma quarta com facas.
Mais de 36.000 pessoas foram mortas na violência desde a insurreição de Boko Haram em 2009 no nordeste da Nigéria, onde mais de dois milhões de pessoas ainda não podem voltar para suas casas.
Fr. Bento XVI lançou então um apelo ao governo para empreender um caminho de colaboração com instituições religiosas nos campos da educação e da saúde. “A pandemia galopante causada pela Covid-19 pôs em evidência o estado deplorável do sistema nacional de educação e saúde”, disse o sacerdote. “Pedimos ao governo que colabore com instituições religiosas e organizações de inspiração religiosa que têm demonstrado grande empenho e capacidade para fornecer educação e saúde de qualidade a preços acessíveis para a grande maioria dos cidadãos”.
O estado precário da saúde pública é testemunhado pela greve convocada por médicos em hospitais públicos da Nigéria para exigir maiores salários, melhor cobertura social e melhores condições de trabalho. As greves no setor hospitalar são frequentes na Nigéria, cujos serviços de saúde sofrem com uma acentuada escassez de fundos. Uma greve de uma semana foi convocada em junho para protestar contra a inadequação do equipamento fornecido à equipe responsável por lidar com os casos da Covid-19. Com mais de 200 milhões de habitantes, a Nigéria registrou mais de 55.000 casos de Covid-19, com 1.057 vítimas oficiais ”. Covid-19 aumentou o nível de pobreza.
Apelamos ao governo para que tome as medidas necessárias para reduzir a pobreza ”, disse Seu Exc. Dom R. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Arcebispo de Abuja, durante seu discurso de abertura.
Fr. Bento XVI concluiu pedindo aos fiéis que intensifiquem suas orações “para que acabem os assassinatos sem sentido e a corrupção na Nigéria” e fazendo um apelo aos voluntários para que se ofereçam como catequistas para aumentar o trabalho de evangelização na Arquidiocese.
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L’Assemblée organisée par l’archidiocèse d’Abuja dans le lointain Nigéria s’est terminée jeudi 10 septembre 2020 par un communiqué de presse historique. Le correspondant de RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, basé à Abuja, a révélé que le communiqué de presse portait sur les églises locales, la violence et la pauvreté occasionnées par le coronavirus. Il se lisait en partie:
“Nous demandons au gouvernement nigérian de garantir une sécurité adéquate pour les personnes et leurs biens. Là où il n’y a pas de paix, le développement ne peut pas se produire”, a déclaré le P. Benedict Ahamojie, en présentant le document final de l’Assemblée pastorale de l’archidiocèse d’Abuja, qui s’est terminée le week-end dernier. Les participants à l’Assemblée ont fermement condamné les récents massacres de civils commis dans diverses régions du Nigéria.
Le week-end dernier, au moins dix civils ont été tués dans des attaques contre des villages du nord-est du Nigéria, ont rapporté des responsables locaux le 7 septembre. Les assaillants ont tué quatre habitants, pendant leur sommeil le dimanche 6 septembre, du village de Kurmari, à 40 km de la région capitale Maiduguri. Dans un autre village de la périphérie de Maiduguri, dimanche également, des djihadistes présumés ont brûlé vifs trois personnes et en ont tué une quatrième à coups de couteau.
Plus de 36 000 personnes ont été tuées dans les violences depuis l’insurrection de Boko Haram en 2009 dans le nord-est du Nigéria, où plus de deux millions de personnes ne peuvent toujours pas rentrer chez elles.
Fr. Benoît XVI a alors lancé un appel au gouvernement pour qu’il entreprenne une voie de collaboration avec les institutions religieuses dans les domaines de l’éducation et de la santé. “La pandémie endémique due à Covid-19 a mis en évidence l’état déplorable du système national d’éducation et de santé”, a déclaré le prêtre. “Nous demandons au gouvernement de collaborer avec les institutions religieuses et les organisations d’inspiration religieuse qui ont fait preuve d’un grand engagement et d’une grande capacité à fournir une éducation et des soins de santé de qualité à des prix abordables à la grande majorité des citoyens”.
L’état précaire de la santé publique est attesté par la grève déclenchée par les médecins des hôpitaux publics du Nigéria pour exiger des salaires plus élevés, une meilleure couverture sociale et de meilleures conditions de travail. Les grèves dans le secteur hospitalier sont fréquentes au Nigéria, dont les services de santé souffrent d’une pénurie marquée de fonds. Une semaine de grève a été déclenchée en juin pour protester contre l’insuffisance de l’équipement fourni au personnel chargé de traiter les cas de Covid-19. Avec plus de 200 millions d’habitants, le Nigéria a enregistré plus de 55 000 cas de Covid-19, avec 1 057 victimes officielles. “Covid-19 a augmenté le niveau de pauvreté.
Nous appelons le gouvernement à prendre les mesures nécessaires pour réduire la pauvreté », a déclaré S. Exc. Mgr R. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, archevêque d’Abuja lors de son discours d’ouverture.
Fr. Benoît a conclu en demandant aux fidèles d’intensifier leurs prières “pour la fin des meurtres insensés et de la corruption au Nigeria” et en appelant les volontaires à s’offrir comme catéchistes pour accroître le travail d’évangélisation dans l’archidiocèse.
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The Assembly organized by the Archdiocese of Abuja in faraway Nigeria ended last Thursday, 10 September 2020 with a landmark press release. The Correspondent of RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, based in Abuja disclosed that the press release focused on the local churches, violence, and poverty occasioned by Coronavirus. It read in part:
“We ask the Nigerian government to guarantee adequate security for people and their property. Where there is no peace, development cannot arise”, said Fr. Benedict Ahamojie, in presenting the final document of the Pastoral Assembly of the Archdiocese of Abuja, which ended last weekend. Participants in the Assembly strongly condemned the recent massacres of civilians committed in various areas of Nigeria.
Last weekend alone at least ten civilians were killed in attacks on villages in northeastern Nigeria, local officials reported on Sept. 7. The attackers killed four residents, during their sleep on Sunday 6 September, of the village of Kurmari, 40 km from the regional capital Maiduguri. In another village on the outskirts of Maiduguri, also on Sunday, suspected jihadists burned three people alive and killed a fourth with knives.
More than 36,000 people have been killed in the violence since the insurrection of Boko Haram in 2009 in northeastern Nigeria, where more than two million people are still unable to return to their homes.
Fr. Benedict then launched an appeal to the government to undertake a path of collaboration with religious institutions in the educational and health fields. “The rampant pandemic due to Covid-19 has highlighted the deplorable state of the national education and health system”, said the priest. “We ask the government to collaborate with religious institutions and organizations of religious inspiration that have shown great commitment and ability to provide quality education and health care at affordable prices to the vast majority of citizens”.
The precarious state of public health is witnessed by the strike called by doctors in public hospitals in Nigeria to demand higher wages, better social coverage and better working conditions. Strikes in the hospital sector are frequent in Nigeria, whose health services suffer from a marked shortage of funds. A week-long strike was called in June to protest the inadequacy of the equipment provided to the staff responsible for dealing with Covid-19 cases. With over 200 million inhabitants, Nigeria has registered more than 55,000 cases of Covid-19, with 1,057 official victims”. Covid-19 has increased the level of poverty.
We call on the government to take the necessary actions to reduce poverty”, said His Exc. Mgr. R. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop of Abuja during his opening speech.
Fr. Benedict concluded by asking the faithful to intensify their prayers “for the senseless killings and corruption in Nigeria to end” and by making an appeal for volunteers to offer themselves as catechists to increase the work of evangelization in the Archdiocese.
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