More appalling APC arrogance! By Donu Kogbara
An uproar ensued as opposition politicians, mainstream journalists, Christians generally, some Muslims, anti-APC social media influencers, professional humanitarians who run charities, etc, and members of the general public accused Mr President of chronic insensitivity Villa aparatchiks, alarmed by how bad the above remarks made their boss look, flew to his defence and accused Onaiyekan of breaching confidentiality by repeating the contents of a private interaction.
Following a to the presidential villa by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), His Eminence, Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, the emeritus archbishop of Abuja, gave an interview in which he described Tinubu’s nonchalant response when the bishops expressed concerns about the widespread suffering in the country.
The National Executive Council of the Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria (CLCN) addressed these complaints in a letter thus: It is the Catholic church’s God-given duty to speak truth to power, defend the vulnerable and hold leadership accountable “with truth and charity”.
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