When the Bishops Went to Aso Rock: Faith, Power, Hardship and Cry of a Nation

What happens when Nigeria's Catholic bishops walk into the nation's seat of political power carrying the anxieties, hopes, and questions of millions of citizens? When the Bishops Went to Aso Rock examines the July 2026 meeting between the leadership of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu against the wider realities facing Nigeria today. From insecurity and economic hardship to democracy, youth unemployment, political responsibility, religious leadership, and Christian hope, this short and accessible book asks difficult questions without reducing Nigeria's future to partisan politics. Drawing on recent public statements, reports, and Catholic social reflection, Okoli Cosmas Odinaka explores the responsibilities of government, Church leaders, and ordinary citizens in building a society where power serves the common good. This is not a defence of any political party, nor is it an attack on any political leader. It is a reflection on faith, conscience, leadership, suffering, and the Nigeria that ordinary citizens experience every day. For Catholics, Christians, students, clergy, seminarians, and readers interested in religion, politics, social justice, and contemporary Nigeria.