Onaiyekan Controversy: Afenifere leaders, analysts clash over Tinubu presidency’s response to Catholic Bishops
While some have defended the right of the Catholic Bishops and Cardinal Onaiyekan to comment on national issues affecting Nigerians, others have criticised the manner in which the meeting was discussed publicly, arguing that religious leaders should exercise caution when engaging with government officials.
By Dayo Johnson, Olasunkanmi Akoni, Rotimi Ojomoyela & James Ogunnaike The controversy surrounding the meeting between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), as well as subsequent comments by Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has continued to generate reactions from political leaders and public affairs analysts.
Public Office Holders Must Accept Criticism — Okurounmu Afenifere leader and former Senator Femi Okurounmu said he saw nothing wrong with the comments made by Cardinal John Onaiyekan on the meeting between the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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