He took this position in an interview with Daily Champion weekend during his Canonical visit to Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Isolo, Lagos, just as he warned Nigerian leaders to curtail their greed 'otherwise, they will be heading towards destruction.'
Reacting to the $18 billion or 60 per cent debt relief granted Nigeria by the Paris Club, Cardinal Okogie said 'the government is not sincere with the populace because the clauses embedded in the debt relief were not disclosed.
'Paris Club can not give 60 per cent debt relief just like that. There must be certain conditions tied to it,' the Bishop added.
According to him, bribery and corruption have eaten deep into the nation's fabric, pointing out that the only way the debt relief was got would be through lobby."...
He advised government officials to repent and amend their ways otherwise they will face the wrath of God.
"God is very merciful. He gives each of us time and chance to amend, if you don't amend, he takes you off."
He said the acquisitive nature of the country's leaders had made them not only to perpetuate themselves in office, but also to hand over leadership to their children.
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The respected clergyman said that if he were not a priest, he would have joined other Nigerians leaving the country in search of greener pasture outside because of the prevailing bad governance and economy.
"If I am not what I am, I would have left the country like others," he said.
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