THE ROLE OF THE CHURCH IN POLITICS AND EDUCATION IN NIGERIA Interview with Msgr. Nathaniel I. Ndiokwere 1. MAY WE KNOW YOU MONSIGNOR? I am Nathaniel Ikechukwu Ndiokwere. I don’t usually add titles to my names, because I have always believed it is not necessary to let people honor or respect us, the clergy and lay people, all over the world, especially in Nigeria on account of the number of titles we accumulate. I am Father or Monsignor Ndiokwere. If I add my titles, they will fill half a page of this sheet of paper. It is not necessary. I learnt it is a sign of humility, to shun titles imposed by society to earn or boost prestige. Most white people don’t add series of titles to their proper of second names to let people admire their academic, traditional or cultural achievements. 2. YOU ARE ALWAYS SATISFIED AND PROUD OF YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS SO FAR, WHAT REALLY GIVES YOU THE GREATEST JOY IN LIFE? My “strange nature” makes me feel satisfied and proud and through
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