2027: Obi, Kwankwaso defend Onaiyekan, Catholic Bishops
The NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, (BBC) * Say they spoke truth to power *Urges Tinubu to embrace constructive criticism By Vincent Ujumadu The presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, and his running mate for the 2027 election, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, have defended the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, and John Cardinal Onaiyekan for speaking truth to power when they met President Bola Tinubu at Aso Villa in Abuja penultimate Tuesday.
Obi noted that the same commitment to truth had been demonstrated by major Islamic and Christian organisations, including Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI; the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria, SCSN; the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN; and the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, all of which had repeatedly expressed concern over rising insecurity, economic hardship and inflation in the country.
In a statement, titled “When a Government Declares War on the Truth,” Obi warned that attacks on religious leaders who spoke on national challenges could undermine democracy and distract from the country’s pressing problems.
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